I have written previously of the “manufacturing” of success by US President Donald J Trump. Much as consent and misinformation, success – too – has become an artificial product, one that is birthed from the algorithmic womb and bestowed life by the vindictive vitriol and fraying of trust that constitute America today. At a time when truths are less compelling, less interesting, and thus less persuasive than lies, the value of truth – and its endurance – are increasingly diverging in their respective trajectories.
Yet here, I’d like to shift my attention to a slightly different subject at hand:…