And I appreciate that I am as easy to sell to if the thing I find trusting is being used. It just blows my mind that this is what seems to work the best.
I remember the Segway hype. A lot of it was intriguing because they had comments from heavyweights who in theory know how to assess a major product. But, yes, we know how that played out.
For most people, that’s enough to inspire… something.
Notice that Trump often says nonsense, or says things everyone knows he can't be trusted about. But he demonstrates his power to control the social norms through his initiative, the emotional power of his rhetoric, his power overall. People perceive that the herd will follow him and go that way. Perception becomes reality.
With Altman and Ive, here are two powerful people demonstrating the same thing, to a different audience in a way appropriate to that audience. It doesn't matter what they say. The fact that it's obvious nonsense makes it more powerful - it shows they are so powerful that they can brazenly BS and still execute. Your comment shows that you believe the herd will follow them. Your perception becomes reality.