r/extremelyinfuriating • u/Bulky_Bison_4469 • 1d ago

Evidence No change no soul.

https://youtu.be/n_tMFytfkkc?is=_IbaN8IDLrz6RUBW

Decades ago, and no cognitive dissonance.

No Soul, then or now.

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u/Dependent-Toe-3359 1d ago

I watched the interview, and what stood out to me most wasn’t politics at all — it was how consistent his personality seems to have been even when he was much younger.

He already talked a lot in terms of winning, competition, toughness, ambition, and seeing life almost like a battle. He came across as someone who placed a huge amount of value on being strong, successful, and not being taken advantage of.

That’s the part I found interesting, because regardless of how anyone feels about him, the basic personality traits and way of looking at the world seem remarkably consistent over time.

I also think the YouTube title is a little more dramatic than the actual interview. I wouldn’t say the video proves he had his whole future mapped out back then. To me, it shows more that a lot of his core attitudes and personality were already very established.

And personally, I think that’s much more interesting than trying to turn the clip into a political argument. It’s almost like watching an old interview with someone and realizing, “Wow, this person really has always been like this.”

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u/arakinas 18h ago

He has. He likes to project the appearance of strength because he doesn't understand anything about interpersonal relations or diplomacy.

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u/Dependent-Toe-3359 8h ago

I can definitely see what you mean about the emphasis on projecting strength. That was one of the things that stood out to me in the older interview too — he seemed very focused on toughness, winning, status, and never appearing weak.

The only part I’d be a little more careful with is saying he “doesn’t understand anything” about interpersonal relationships or diplomacy, because that goes beyond what we can really know from an interview. I’d probably say his style often seems much more transactional and confrontational than relationship-focused or diplomatic.

That’s actually what I found so interesting about watching him when he was younger: whether someone likes him or dislikes him politically, a lot of the same communication style and personality traits people associate with him today were already very visible decades ago.