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"The Most Inspiring Counterparts to Donald Trump
It is interesting to hear the podcast host talk and this occurred to him./nIt is a small experiment that he has thought about./nLess active on Twitter than he used to be, he finds it not that gratifying anymore and promotes the podcast and amplifies other people he thinks are interesting./nOccasionally, he tweets something snarky and clever, but more often he posts messages of hope and optimism. This tells him that if you are talented and not particularly of good faith, the easiest road to popularity and likes is to be snarky and a jerk. However, true art and uplifting messages are harder to come by and take a lot of work to do it in a way that is not saccharine.
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