@rodhilton Without sounding like a hipster (lol) —It didn’t take seeing him talking about software to allow me to understand how little he knew about things. I could tell by the way he talked, in general. (I too work in tech, just on the security side.)

I don’t want this to come off the wrong way, but if you look at his history and how he’s carried himself, it’s pretty easy to see. I want what I’m saying to serve as a suggestion in how people view someone. There are a ton of different indicators you can use to form an opinion on whether or not someone is trustworthy.

If you look at any of his “promises” or “goals” he’s set out to accomplish, you’ll very quickly find that next to none of them have come to fruition.

He’s very outwardly been a bully for the entirety he’s been in the public eye, but people have historically made excuses for him under the guise that those promises might be fulfilled. “He’s just misunderstood!” They’d say. Or, “That’s the price you pay for being a genius.” —If people are saying this about someone else, that can be a cue that they’re not all they’re cracked up to be.

Not only does he always try to position himself at the smartest person in the room, he has always been someone that openly acts racist, homophobic, and misogynistic. Each of his ex wives and girlfriends have alleged that he was abusive.

His education was never “proven” to be substantial and it has been discovered to be yet another falsehood he’s perpetuated, much like his upbringing.

The wealth he’s amassed started as generational wealth he obtained from his parents, of whom, owned an emerald mine in Apartheid South Africa. He painted himself as an underdog to gain favor amongst the public.

The bulk of his new money was mostly made by pushing founders out of companies.

His dissenters have been bullied or paid into silence. The employees he’s hurt, he’s tried to make sure they don’t ruin his image.

He fears anyone that sees through his facade and targets them with a heavy handed harassment campaign.

I was never a fan of his, but my first realization he was a fraud was seeing how he reacted to that diver who saved those kids. He labeled the man a pedophile and had a Private Investigator follow him around to try to dig up dirt about him… Just because he felt as though the limelight was stolen from him. It had nothing to do with actually saving the children. Then, I found out about his abusive nature toward his exes and his employees alike. That’s all I needed to know he was a fraud and a POS.

He talks out of both side of his mouth consistently and acts as if he’s above everyone and everything.

Moreover, he is (and was) VERY frequently caught in lies. He’s spent a lot of time, money, and resources building up positive PR around himself, despite his horrific actions.

He rarely, if ever, admits fault or holds himself accountable for the things he says and does. Anyone who cannot admit they’re wrong or accuse everyone else of lies is probably someone who is not telling the truth.

To add, those he spends time with and supports speaks volumes about who he is as a person. He bumps shoulders with other grifters and harmful individuals. (Take Kanye for instance…)

These are all things people, as a whole, should look out for. Particularly when people are elevated to a high level and treated as some kind of genius messiah.

Divisive cult of personalities aren’t typically the kind of people that you want to look up to or support. Especially when they can impact the world in such a significant way.

We don’t always have to know exactly what someone’s talking about to know they’re bad news, there are other ways to come to that conclusion as well. But, many seem to want to ignore those details until they can no longer be ignored.

Again, I don’t mean this in a judgmental or mean way, I’m just a little shocked that people didn’t see this sooner with the mountains of evidence.

Though, I am glad people are starting to see it, nonetheless!