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Re:Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Cr... by maxerickson on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @03:17PM (#14404292)
Imagine if Trump were competent (but still disinterested in people and mostly focused on self aggrandizement and accumulation of wealth and power).
Re:Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Cr... by zepto on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @03:46PM (#14404587)
So you think Zuck is nothing more than a competent version of trump?

If so, I can see why you wouldn't want him as president.

Re:Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Cr... by maxerickson on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @03:49PM (#14404626)
Not Zuckerburg specifically, I was answering How can it be worse than Trump, or a career politician? as a general question. What could be worse than Trump? A competent version.

I think Zuckerburg probably has a lot more decency than Trump. Even so, I'm not worried about Zuckerburg as a political candidate, it'll take him succeeding at it for me to believe it is possible.

Re:Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Cr... by the_cat_kittles on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @05:27PM (#14405516)
how can you be so sure after what just happened in 2016? that was the "showing anyone can win" event su generis. trump winning makes zuckerberg winning infinitely more realistic to me.
Re:Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Cr... by maxerickson on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @06:17PM (#14405871)
Trump has absolutely huge name recognition and is quite charismatic.

Zuckerburg is not really that well known and as you say, not very charismatic.

I certainly agree that dark horse candidates can come out of nowhere, I just don't think that Zuckerburg is one of them.

Re:Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Cr... by the_cat_kittles on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:12PM (#14406254)
pretty sure a year ago you wouldn't have given trump much of a chance. i feel more qualified to say that than average because i've followed political futures markets for about 10 years, and watched as people consistently do what i suspect you are doing. when you follow / invest in the markets you are forced to translate your vague guesses into real records of your estimated probability at the time. it keeps you much more honest. you'll find its harder to mistakenly see unpredictable events as obvious after they happen, since you were trying to predict them before they happened.

also, its occasionally a valuable reference when talking politics, for instance: comey was fired and lots of people tried to say this was normal and expected, but there was a market that had being fbi director on 6/30 at 95%. pretty much throws cold water on that theory. not that it was anything other than an obvious deflection to begin with, but still kind of interesting.

i encourage you to follow the political futures markets, its a worthwhile endeavor. predictit.com is the standard now that intrade died. my apologies if you are actually speaking from some greater experience though.

Re:Zuckerberg-Backed Data Trove Exposes the Injustices of Cr... by maxerickson on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:31PM (#14406382)
watched as people consistently do what i suspect you are doing.

What is it you think I'm doing?

I didn't really think Trump would get the R nomination, that's true. I don't see how that informs the comparison to Zuckerburg.