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With this category of blowhard (Musk, Trump, Kanye West) I think it’s a self-reinforcing cycle of saying something rhetorically and then starting to believe your own bullshit.

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I’m glad someone already posted this observation. Also common in this category are hordes of supporters who will explain away whatever their hero said based on what paints them in the best light at the moment.

Oh come now. I respect musk and trump. But I don't deny both say ridiculous shit that makes you wonder why they said it. Most supporters I know of either are willing to acknowledge their faults and shortcomings. I can still respect someone who does apparently stupid shit if in the end they produce what others couldn't or wouldn't.

They are still humans. If they like to talk themselves up to do things then so what?

I think that lumping Musk with either of the other two is quite harsh.

You're right, to my knowledge neither Trump nor Kanye have publicly accused innocent people of pedophilia.

Musk and West are certainly in a different level of achievement in non-marketing activities than Trump (and he is in a different level than them in marketing achievements). However along this parameter of puffery I see nearly identical psychologies — hyperdefensiveness, an obsession with “haters,” and a complete exaggeration of social proof.

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