Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoELI5 If Trump is a supposed billionaire why does he keep promoting cheap crap to get money?message-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down113
arrow-up1295arrow-down1message-squareELI5 If Trump is a supposed billionaire why does he keep promoting cheap crap to get money?Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoBeing paid is a kind of attention/validation. The things he’s selling are “branding” stuff that feed into his cult of personality. It’s probably more of a narcissist thing than a money thing.
Being paid is a kind of attention/validation. The things he’s selling are “branding” stuff that feed into his cult of personality. It’s probably more of a narcissist thing than a money thing.