• brynden_rivers_esq@lemmy.ca
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    11 hours ago

    I’ve never really watched the guy, so I have no dog in this fight. That’s definitely a dumb-as-nails take. Not anything I wouldn’t expect from someone born to moderate wealth running a company, but not especially malicious.

    • sinextitan@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      not especially malicious

      agreed. I will give him the benefit of the doubt and believe that his intentions were in the right place. he cares for his workers and would feel deeply hurt if they felt a need to unionize as a result of his leadership. I can chuck this up to not being able to express his thoughts at that time in a sanitized manner. recall the time he accidentally said that he used to use the hard R but actually meant the mental hadicap word instead of the N word? he then got corrected by Luke and the producer but damn would that have sunk the boat.

      but to not play the devil’s advocate. he is a damn good manipulator.

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      he then got corrected by Luke and the producer but damn would that have sunk the boat. forgot to add dis

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        2 hours ago

        Being the face of a (multi?)million dollar enterprise AND going live on air once a week without any delay is either really brave or really stupid 😄