textik@sh.itjust.workstoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?
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7 months agoMostly because the rocks are very stupid and will misunderstand your instructions at first opportunity. Kinda like Amelia Bedilia.
I don’t think it was a hoax, but campaign 101 is to be absolutely confident in your candidacy until the nanosecond you drop out. If you telegraph weakness to the voting public, and then end up staying in the race, that will be a millstone around your neck. Even if he was wavering in the weeks leading up to his dropout, there would be zero upside to communicating that publicly.