Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoELI5 If Trump is a supposed billionaire why does he keep promoting cheap crap to get money?message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down112
arrow-up1297arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-27 days 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.