Funny enough, perhaps the greatest satirist of it all is Donald Trump, a politician so fundamentally theatrical who now has announced his new social media network, Truth (laughable).
Following in the footsteps of most dotcom failures, Trump’s creation with Digital World Acquisition Corp seems sure to be an explosion of hype followed by a quiet fizzle. Will there be ‘hashtags’? Could users host boastful ‘podcasts’? And what will be the technical glitches at the system’s launch and ensuing complete server crashes, or iPhones unable to update? Who knows? Stay tuned!
Trump moves his muscles, trying to spot, as he did while running for office, his audience’s love of the entrepreneur, his gift for pivoting, his hit-the-ground-running hustle. He promises to liberate his stormtroopers from the tyrannies of Big Social at last. And by stormtroopers, I mean his most fervent followers, America’s morons. His cult of MAGA losers. His filthy little internet trolls. His dropouts,Collection Agency cowboys, defeated high-school jocks, conspiracy theorists, Proud Boys, moral monsters, and white power trash.
At TrueSocial.com/Truth, you’ll witness the rough-and-tumble self-appointed defenders of the public discourse – the very legislative class – wreaking havoc and attempting to silence anyone they consider objectionable or, worse, in their view.
At the end of the day, does the whole exercise of coming up with this clown-car extravaganza turn out, in retrospect, to be a slapstick comedy in the history of digital life? Or will Truth Social eventually grow into something more than a joke? Only time will tell. In the meantime, pop your popcorn and strap on your lap belts. It’s going to be a very silly ride.
