Trump biopic 'The Apprentice' hits theaters today

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tuxan, Oct 11, 2024.

  1. Did it capture Trump's inability to focus on anything for more than a moment or two, as alluded to by both his ghost writer and the people who produced The Apprentice?
     
    #91     Jan 24, 2025
  2. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    To a degree, it makes him quite human at times too but they don't shy from his amphetamine addiction / diet pills. For a strongly ADHD type, these allow great focus.. And eventually bowel problems of course.
     
    #92     Jan 24, 2025
  3. Well, the drugs didn't seem to help him during his interactions with the Apprentice reality show people or Tony Schwartz, his ghost writer. Was he perhaps not yet taking the drugs at that time?
     
    #93     Jan 24, 2025
  4. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    He will have been off and on them plus they are not a panacea as they will typically bring drops in neurotransmitter levels. When young, Trump was actually a smart guy but this was ruined by being all over the shop in a typical manner for ADHD.

    I recently saw Anthony Scaramouche say that Donny actually was able to converse as a peer with smart city guys but he is just so old now, and there's a limit to even top shelf renewal drugs and substances. I have a feeling Alzheimers will crash over him like a wave though I'm sure he is on damn good drugs for it.
     
    #94     Jan 24, 2025
  5. Okay, just that I recall that Tony Schwartz, his Art of the Deal ghost writer, said that Trump had no capacity to focus for the entire duration of the writing process, such that they had to resort to unorthodox methods to actually get something on paper. And this was during the '80s, when he was arguably in his prime. So I suppose that was during an "off again" period.
     
    #95     Jan 24, 2025
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  6. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    This is why I microdose Modafinil, which is a non-amphetamine stim. I don't imagine Donny had the idea back then to slow release microdose. But I have not used it in a couple of weeks now, I find it great for some days but could not stay on it.
     
    #96     Jan 24, 2025
  7. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    I must fly home, too tired ATM. A few days ago my daughter baked a Black Forest Gateau in the middle of the night waiting for a red eye flight.

    She put a big slice next to my bed as a surprise (breakfast cake..) but I woke up thinking I had a brain tumour as I could only smell cherries. Not been right since. :)
     
    #97     Jan 24, 2025
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