Communicating like a Leader
Audio by John Larriva I follow both the White House and Donald Trump on social media, primarily because I think it is an accessible way to receive updates on governmental actions. Recently, however, I have noticed our government posting fewer official, or even important, communications, and far more AI-generated memes and videos. How should a government, or any leader, for that matter, communicate? Is there a standard at all? Or is it completely normal for the official page representing the presidential residence and office to post AI-generated ASMR videos ? To be clear, I understand that social media is not necessarily a "serious" place. I'm not asking it to be. I understand that while it is the home of informative media, it is also the home of short-form content intended for humor. But do our government and other leaders have an obligation, or even a necessity, to stoop from serious communication to brainrot? "Wherever you come near the human race there's lay...
