Amusing Ourselves to Death
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The Importance of Self Awareness in Politics
If somebody seems to be tweeting often, that in itself, I'm a little bit skeptical. And if the content of a lot of those tweets is angry, then I don't really think much of that person whether they're a politician or not. Some people very clearly have social media managers. So it's not them on Twitter. Like Joe Biden's not tweeting guys. His tweets wouldn't be that pithy if it was him. Whereas some candidates, you can very clearly tell it's actually them on Twitter and the real world's not Twitter. That's a good point. And Twitter is entertainment for them. It's a big cocktail party. It’s a swinging.
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