Political theater

If you understand that pro wrestling is fake, you know that it is a form of entertainment. And what we see online isn’t someone fighting a political battle or raising awareness for a specific cause. We see pro wrestlers. Optimizing the algorithm to monetize attention to make a buck. I’m stunned by how much attention these people receive, but more importantly, why people care so much about what they think. It’s certainly entertaining to see a chair thrown at the boss’s face, but I would never take them seriously when hooked up to a microphone to give a speech in the ring, either. Political theater is theater first.