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guscost | 4 years ago

1. They ignore you

2. They mock you

3. They fight you <- You are here

4. You win!

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buddylw|4 years ago

I’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.

sumeno|4 years ago

This was a popular refrain of Elizabeth Holmes too, which is fitting since she was also running a scam.

class4behavior|4 years ago

A 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|4 years ago

The 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.