Better fast, right or wrong.
https://www.bespacific.com/why-the-white-house-keeps-shitposting/
Why the White House keeps shitposting
“A political comms professional breaks down Trump’s meme media strategy, Tina Nguyen [no paywall – The Verge: Last week was a grim reminder that no matter what sort of horror is being perpetrated or how many people end up dead, the Trump administration’s knee-jerk response is to shitpost through it. The White House’s response on X to abducting the head of a sovereign nation? “FAFO”. The response to an ICE agent shooting a woman in broad daylight? A Buzzfeed-style listicle of “57 Times Sick, Unhinged Democrats Declared War on Law Enforcement.” ICE agents arresting protesters? “Welcome to the Find Out stage.” To the vast majority of people following current events, the Trump administration’s meme-ing is blunt and cruel. But the jaded political insider will also view Trump’s meme fusillade as an element of a media strategy known as “rapid response”: the full-time work of quickly shaping the political narrative of a breaking news event, sometimes within minutes, before the news media and your opponents can shape it for you. “Every political office, every political campaign, has a dedicated operation that helps them respond strategically to events in the news that are out of their control.” Lis Smith, a high-profile Democratic communications strategist based in New York City, told me. It’s a profession that dates back to the beginning of the 24-hour news cycle, when cable shows could quickly assemble a panel of pundits to discuss current events, and the workload has grown exponentially in the age of social media. “You cannot control all the narratives that are going to be out there, so you need to be able to manage the chaos that’s coming into your world.”
What other areas might be possible? Legal advice? Cooking? College study-buddy?
People Are Paying $99 a Month to Talk to a Tony Robbins Chatbot
Self-help gurus like Matthew Hussey and Gabby Bernstein have expanded their empires with AI chatbots promising personalized advice
… In September 2024, he introduced his millions of followers to “Matthew AI,” a voice-and-text chatbot that talks to people in Hussey’s voice for $39 a month. Matthew AI is available 24/7 and speaks in dozens of languages.
“The number one thing everyone wants when they speak to me is to sit with me and ask me questions and tell me their story and get contextual advice for their specific situation,” Hussey said. Matthew AI has had over a million conversations to date, he said, and users have spent 1.9 million minutes on the “phone” with the chatbot.
“I literally can’t do what it is doing,” Hussey said.
People are turning to AI to solve all kinds of problems, treating chatbots as personal assistants and even therapists. Now, self-help stars are cashing in on the trend, drawing their followers to new products that promise to deliver personalized advice in the style of Tony Robbins, Gabby Bernstein and other heavyweights. A month’s subscription costs less than the average therapy session.
‘nuf said.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/the-credit-card-interest-cap-is-a-scam/
The Credit Card Interest Cap Is a Scam
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