Re:US defense secretary circumvents the official communicati...
by snowwrestler on Thursday May 01, 2025 @07:31AM
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> At some level of wealth you reach a point where no one can get to you physically. You're completely physically safe and isolated and can't be hurt.
This definitely is not true, and billionaires know it’s not true. Hence Bezos’ extensive work with the “gift of fear” guy, and Elon’s complaints about tracking his airplane, etc.
In fact the physical paranoia of the extremely wealthy is what isolates them, and arguably that is what is attractive about social media: they can interact socially without physical risk.
All that said, Hegseth is not super rich. He was a mildly successful TV personality before becoming SecDef.
This definitely is not true, and billionaires know it’s not true. Hence Bezos’ extensive work with the “gift of fear” guy, and Elon’s complaints about tracking his airplane, etc.
In fact the physical paranoia of the extremely wealthy is what isolates them, and arguably that is what is attractive about social media: they can interact socially without physical risk.
All that said, Hegseth is not super rich. He was a mildly successful TV personality before becoming SecDef.