Outrage Dilution (BRILLIANT Analysis by Dilbert Creator Scott Adams)

Scott Adams' Blog ^ | January 26, 2017 | Scott Adams

[PJ-Comix]

I’m having a fun time watching President Trump flood the news cycle with so many stories and outrages that no one can keep up. Here’s how the math of persuasion works in this situation:

1 outrage out of 3 headlines in a week: Bad Persuasion

25 outrages out of 25 headlines in a week: Excellent Persuasion

At the moment there are so many outrages, executive orders, protests, and controversies that none of them can get enough oxygen in our brains. I can’t obsess about problem X because the rest of the alphabet is coming at me at the same time.

[PJ-Comix]

You’re probably seeing the best persuasion you will ever see from a new president. Instead of dribbling out one headline at a time, so the vultures and critics can focus their fire, Trump has flooded the playing field. You don’t know where to aim your outrage. He’s creating so many opportunities for disagreement that it’s mentally exhausting. Literally. He’s wearing down the critics, replacing their specific complaints with entire encyclopedias of complaints. And when Trump has created a hundred reasons to complain, do you know what impression will be left with the public?

He sure got a lot done.

Even if you don’t like it.

In only a few days, Trump has made us question what-the-hell every other president was doing during their first weeks in office. Were they even trying?

[Duchess47]

Spot on.

[BlueLancer]

bump for later reading ...

[mewzilla]

It’s the hurry-up offense at the start of the game. I love it.

[GotMojo]

pretty soon, it will become apparent that the press can’t keep up with him and Trumps team will use this as a big hammer in every media engagement.

[Gulf War One]

Military guys recognize exactly what’s happening. The President is inside his opponents decision cycle. Well inside. He’s overwhelming them in fact.

[Simon Foxx]

THIS IS WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE MR. BUSH.

THIS IS WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE MR. MCCAIN.

THIS IS WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE MR. ROMNEY.

THIS IS WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE MC MCCONNEL AND MR. RYAN.

HOPE YOU ARE TAKING NOTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS A MASTER CLASS ON WINNING!!!

[Fiddlstix]

Nailed It !

[texas booster]

... what-the-hell every other president was doing during their first weeks in office. Were they even trying?

Does anyone have the Obama calendar for his first weeks of office?

How many rounds of golf had he played by now?

[RossA]

Great analogy! Democrats can’t get their players off the field...foreign policy advocates, health care issues, Mexican relations, Supreme Court (coming), business taxes.

Ala Aaron Rodgers. Start the next play while they are running off the field.

[peyton randolph]

“Golf” is a euphemism for Obama’s dope-smoking and pillow-biting sessions. For the amount of time he supposedly spent on the course, his game certainly never improved.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

n only a few days, Trump has made us question what-the-hell every other president was doing during their first weeks in office. Were they even trying?

So spot on...

[Lurker]

OODA.

[Bratch]

Sorta like Clinton did with all his scandals.

There were so many, it was impossible to focus on just one.

[treetopsandroofs]

“How many rounds of golf had he played by now?”

The FRAUD didn’t hit his PUBLISHED stride until May 2009.

http://obamagolfcounter.com/

[treetopsandroofs]

Guessing this is only the local domestic listing.

Recall the FRAUD was busy touring the world apologizing for and bad-mouthing America the first few months, which he enjoyed immensely during his entire reign.

[xkaydet65]

Barky did this too. But his actions were aimed at keeping the GOP Congress from focusing so he did not put as many balls in the air as Trump. Trump has targeted the media and he has multiple goals. One keep them from focuding: Two Given Trump’s PR history he knows the media will always choose glitz over substance. So he makes noise about crowd size and illegal votes knowing that will draw the media flies and they will ignore his substantive moves like Keystone. Brilliant.

[GOPJ]

You’re probably seeing the best persuasion you will ever see from a new president. Instead of dribbling out one headline at a time, so the vultures and critics can focus their fire, Trump has flooded the playing field. You don’t know where to aim your outrage. He’s creating so many opportunities for disagreement that it’s mentally exhausting. Literally. He’s wearing down the critics, replacing their specific complaints with entire encyclopedias of complaints. And when Trump has created a hundred reasons to complain, do you know what impression will be left with the public?

He sure got a lot done.

fyi

[Nifster]

I like Scott

[Sequoyah101]

I think he is out Alinskying Alinsky.

I’m reminded of a line from the movie “Patton”.

“Rommel you magnificent bastard! I read your book!”