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The Kardashians Sell Access, Not a Product

from Heroism is a Solitary Thing · #85

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Tim and Connor dig into what exactly the Kardashians sell — proximity and voyeuristic access to wealth and fame rather than a physical product — and how that reflects a deep human need.

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  • 51:44The Kardashians keep their money in shell corporations and live off the interest.
  • 51:57Tim knows people who've squandered small advantages, like someone who crashed a car and couldn't afford a replacement.
  • 52:15Some people who inherited money have managed it properly and actually made more with it.
  • 52:32Most people are inhibited by religious beliefs—whether political or actually religious—that are impervious to logic.
  • 52:59People can't contextualize anything or look at circumstances; their worldview is just the last thing someone explained to them articulately.
  • 53:19Young people will adopt whatever ideology was recently presented to them, whether it's the fair tax or DSA socialism.
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KardashiansDSAshell corporationslibertarianscommunismGary Johnson

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