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1. They ignore you 2. They mock you 3. They fight you <- You are here 4. You win!
by guscost 5y ago
1. They ignore you
2. They mock you
3. They fight you <- You are here
4. You win!
- buddylw 5y agoI’m not going to pretend I know the future or anything, but I will say that, while this is a common series of events, #4 can absolutely go two different ways. Everyone loves a good underdog story, but I also wouldn’t say that winning is the most common outcome.
- class4behavior 5y agoA useless generalization which you could apply to a lot of things or people. First, they ignored Trump, then they mocked him, then they fought him, then he won.
- guscost 5y agoThe point is that this only works when the truth is on your side. “They” are understood to be the dominant/incumbent forces, but the truth eventually wins.
- sumeno 5y agoThis was a popular refrain of Elizabeth Holmes too, which is fitting since she was also running a scam.