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As weird as he is, his claim that Trump uses a form of mass hypnosis is still the best explanation for Trump's success that I've heard. But why then Adams would support Trump, who is clearly the ultimate PHB, is something I never understood.

>>mcv+(OP)
If you've ever read Thinking Fast and Slow, Trump is great at appealing to System 1. He's spent his entire lifetime focusing on his branding and what people think of him. I dislike almost all of Trump's policies and his tactics; however, he's great at oversimplifying things and getting the visceral reactions he wants.

Chapelle's SNL monolog about Trump is pretty spot on too.

>>abirch+O1
I haven't read it yet, but I've got it right here, and I just finished my previous book.

>>abirch+O1
He seems to play the media like a fiddle. It's insane how gullible so much of the media establishment is nowadays and play right into it.

>>mcv+24
It's such a great book. You can skip the first few chapters as the evidence for those chapters on priming hasn't been replicated: https://replicationindex.com/2017/02/02/reconstruction-of-a-...

However, the fundamental ideas of System 1 and 2 have made me rethink so many things.

>>elcrit+S4
They like it because he's good for views, and because US politics media runs on Murc's law (anything bad is the Democrats' fault for not stopping it).

>>mcv+(OP)
Don't underestimate the extent to which sexism and racism factored in to his victory also. The level of competence, integrity and patriotism between the two candidates was staggering, and yet...

>>elcrit+S4
It's not gullibility; it's a symbiotic relationship.