Thread by @ZubyMusic

It's funny how only right-leaning people get accused of being 'grifters'.

If one wanted to GRIFT, wouldn't it make more sense to voice only PC, sanitised, 'approved' views? And virtue signal daily? And embrace every lefty cause du jour?

That sounds more like grifting to me...🤔

'Grifting' is putting your pronouns in your bio, throwing up rainbow flags and BLM hashtags, decrying capitalism, and talking about how bad Trump is (even if you don't believe in all this) in order to maximise revenue & career opportunities.

So who are the real grifters? 🤔

Everybody knows it's safer and more lucrative in most industries (especially arts, entertainment, tech, publishing & academia) to only voice liberal POVs on any sociopolitical issue. In fact it can be career suicide not to.

Lots of people are out there lying. Or staying silent.

Some food for thought...

90% of online usages of the word 'grifter' are incorrect anyway.

People like to throw words around without knowing the meaning of them. 😂

Being genuine and making money honestly can never be 'grifting'. Grifting requires deceit, by definition.

If you sell apples and tell people you are selling apples, that is not grifting.

If you sell tomatoes and tell people you are selling tomatoes, that is not grifting.

If you sell tomatoes but tell people you are selling apples, that IS grifting.

The word implies deception.