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  • Being deluded that different is maybe better is literally how humanity has made all progress. You seem upset with the word "overlord." It's a little ridiculous but somewhat understandable given its connotations. Thankfully when our benevolent alien patrons take over, it'll be a non-issue.

  • Okay I've had this astroid mining concept dining around my empty skull for a while now. The way I see it is that going up to space and mining an astroid for minerals and then bringing them back down to earth will never be a worthwhile endeavour. If you're mining them in space and using the material manufacturing in space then that seems more plausible. The only way I can think of planetary based astroid mining being worthwhile is if instead of mining the rock and sending it down in crafts, you just bump the astroid so it's on a collision course with earth and then mine whatever is left from impact. In anycase, I'd say we are far off being able to mine asteroids since imo, the only worthwhile way to do it is by having the entire process in space. And we're not even close to that level of infrastructure existing in space.

  • Yeah I somewhat agree, I think it's more likely that he's emphasising his natural cadence as opposed to a total fabrication. People like to call him dumb but he is possibly the most successful con man in history. If you think he's an idiot you're falling for it too.

  • Idk I read that passage and I can mostly understand what he's saying, I'd go as far as to say it's just as understandable as a lot of the word salad non answers from typical politicians. This sounds like how someone might present themselves in conversation, someone who isn't trained in how to give speeches or have a high level understanding of language construction. People vote on vibes and the vibes trump is giving up is some guy you might bump into in the pub. That is an exceedingly valuable thing to have as a politician in a society that largely doesn't trust its politicians. And in my opinion they have good reason not to trust them, it's unfortunate who was able to capitalise most on that distrust though.

  • I read the original comment as referring to quality, not substance, of his speech. Both are lackluster but the average American isn't eloquent so his style of speech appeals to them more than a typical politician.

  • To be fair his support base specifically likes him because he doesn't speak like a typical politician. There are numerous accounts of trump supporters saying things like "he says it like it is" and "he's a guy you could have a conversation with." I think there is something to the way he speaks that resonates with people. I'm from Australia and it feels like all politicians speak in a specific way. They talk like they're walking on eggshells and it's not appealing to me. Trump's terrible, but his speech is iconic. And honestly, sometimes I'm not sure if he sounds dumb purely because I'm used to politicians speaking with a manufactured eloquence. Maybe if I heard a random person speaking with Trump's cadence I wouldn't give it a second thought.