[paxys]

If there's no evidence backing it then it is a conspiracy theory, whether coming from an anonymous Reddit post or from a billionaire's Tweet. I don't know Justin Kan's background but he could very well have his own angle behind all this, or just faulty information. And even if he is correct, he is saying something very different from the post I mentioned.

[ptd]

It seems clear to me that you don't become a billionaire by leaving evidence of your ill acts. Certainly not when the spotlight of the entire country is on you. If you don't mind me asking, do you interface with these kind of people? I don't and I'm wondering if you have some kind of insight I'm missing.

[jsjohnst]

> If you don't mind me asking, do you interface with these kind of people?

Yes, I do, multiple people in fact (which I refuse to name drop). That’s why I replied to you the way I did in my other sibling comment. Him tweeting it means somebody told him, and likely he trusts that person. Billionaires are humans like anyone else, they sometimes trust the wrong people. They can also fall victim to “hearing what they want to hear”. They also have a lot of folks who want to win favor with them and thus will intentionally or unintentionally take information out of context and oversell it as something it isn’t. The ultimate point is that thinking a billionaire won’t possibly be misled/deceived themselves and then share wrong info (Elon Musk has had this happen a few times as an example, but he’s far from alone), or won’t deceive others for their benefit (there’s a “household name” in the US that immediately comes to mind as an example, leave it to you to decide who I mean), just seems naive to me.

[ptd]

Thank you for sharing your experience in such a thorough manner. Makes sense to me, and I agree.

I was definitely assigning him some kind of value that he may or may not have based on his success. Thanks for pointing out this flaw in my train of thought.

Have a wonderful day!

[jsjohnst]

> I was definitely assigning him some kind of value that he may or may not have based on his success.

Which is definitely reasonable, but my point was that doesn’t necessarily lead to the conclusion you assumed. Hope I’ve helped, but either way, have a wonderful day yourself!

[ptd]

Yep. I’m bagging what you’re raking.

[UncleMeat]

Donald Trump is a billionaire. It is also plainly clear that he has conspiratorial thinking and is often fooled by completely incorrect information. Somebody being a successful tech entrepreneur has almost nothing to do with being able to develop deep understanding of rapidly changing situations off third hand evidence.