“Studies have shown that conservatives are more likely to be motivated by fear-mongering.”
Which is a big part of why Trump won: The left (such as me) just didn’t vibe with the fear messaging that the Democratic Party pushed out. It just felt like “bad forever” (Democrats) vs “burn it all down” (Republicans).And although we’d NEVER EVER vote for the fascist GOP, many of us are willing to wash our hands of the whole affair and hope someone can pull off a Seldon Plan.
And then sell what we receive to the highest bidder. And the second-highest bidder. And the… you know what, whoever is willing to pay for it so that we maximize our profits.
Not that anyone ever used Vista in the first place. RTM was such a dumpster fire that nobody notices that SP2 was one of the best versions of Windows ever.
There are a couple of squirrels at Woodstock that had a similar conversation. (The Band is performing later.)