He’s nothing like a saint, but he’s trying to profit on the same, ah, outputs:
looking for a last minute holiday gift? Trump has you covered pic.twitter.com/CQb5CKt7V9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 12, 2023
Yep, along with worthless NFTs, which are certifications of ownership, in this case of digital art, which have proven to be worthless, he’ll sell you – the real standout attraction of the offer – a piece of the suit he allegedly wore to his mugshot.
How will he prove its provenance? He doesn’t appear to say. A fish-in-a-barrel prediction is that enough cloth will be issued for this offer to construct 10, or maybe 100, suits.
Depending on the number of suckers out there.
But notice how Trump capitalizes on the religious fervor of many of his supporters, and, much like John Brinkley of Kansas, he’s harvesting the wealth of people too given to believing in, well, anything without real evidence. A bunch of NFTs and a shred of cloth? Together, worth less than a penny to me. Someone else might shell out big bucks.
In some cases, to show their loyalty.
Welcome to the social prestige ladder. It doesn’t matter which – there are dozens, not all mutually exclusive – and this is just one way to assert your position.
