# Post ts_109082840064578317

- Post ID: `ts_109082840064578317`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-29T17:20:46.883Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109082840064578317
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109082840064578317/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109082840064578317.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> They made a bad decision—It all became boring without “Trump!” They want us back sooo badly! https://dcenquirer.com/zuckerbergs-net-worth-drops-by-70-billion-after-censoring-president-trump-and-pursuing-idiotic-metaverse/

## Engagement

- Likes: 20,611
- Reposts: 4,904
- Replies: 1,152
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.433Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:16:20.544Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Post ts_109082840064578317 (2022-09-29)

## Content Summary
Trump shares an article about Zuckerberg's net worth declining $70B, framing it as karmic punishment for banning him from Facebook and pursuing the metaverse.

## Authorship Attribution
Posted at ~1:20 PM ET. The elongated "sooo" and self-referential third-person "Trump!" are authentic stylistic markers, though the business-hours timing is ambiguous. Moderate-high probability of authentic authorship.

## Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook **narcissistic supply-seeking** post operating through schadenfreude. The core logic: I am so essential that those who reject me are punished by reality itself. The phrase "they want us back sooo badly" is particularly revealing—it projects Trump's desire for reinstatement onto the platforms, while the royal "us" folds his audience into the narcissistic narrative.

The **post hoc ergo propter hoc** fallacy is the engine of the entire post: Meta's stock decline happened after Trump's ban, therefore it was caused by it. In reality, Meta's losses stemmed from iOS privacy changes, metaverse spending, and TikTok competition.

## Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Constructing a causal narrative that centers the self
- **Projection**: Attributing his own desire for reinstatement to the platforms

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Zuckerberg's net worth dropped by $70 billion" | **Mostly True** | Meta stock declined significantly in 2022 due to metaverse spending, iOS privacy changes, and broader tech downturn. The $70B figure is roughly accurate but causally misattributed. |
| "The drop was caused by censoring Trump" | **Mostly False** | Meta's decline was driven by Apple's iOS privacy changes devastating ad revenue, massive metaverse R&D spending, and competition from TikTok. Trump's ban was a negligible factor. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Longitudinal Context
This post fits the day's pattern of sharing articles that validate Trump's significance (polling leads, rival's ratings failures, political vindication). Five posts in sequence all serve the same function: narcissistic supply through curated evidence of importance.

## Rhetorical Techniques
Simple but effective: cause-effect oversimplification, schadenfreude as audience bonding, appeal to popularity (boring without Trump implies he was the draw).

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- Emotional reactivity
- Informal punctuation with em dash
- Extended 'sooo'
- Self-referential third person 'Trump!'
- 1:20 PM ET consistent with either

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Abandonment (Meta/Facebook stock decline)

Sentiment: +0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 30%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Royal 'us' creating in-group identification
- Shared triumph over perceived enemy

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> Zuckerberg's net worth dropped by $70 billion

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Meta stock declined significantly in 2022 due to metaverse spending, iOS privacy changes, and broader tech downturn. The $70B figure is roughly accurate but causally misattributed.

Sources: General market knowledge 2022

> The drop was caused by censoring Trump

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Meta's decline was driven by Apple's iOS privacy changes devastating ad revenue, massive metaverse R&D spending, and competition from TikTok. Trump's ban was a negligible factor.

Sources: Meta Q2/Q3 2022 earnings reports

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- schadenfreude (80%)
- supply-seeking (70%)
- big_tech (60%)
- post_hoc_fallacy (70%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Golf Rankings Over Category 4: A 50-Minute Vanity Dump as Hurricane Ian Devastates Florida**

Trump posted 15 times in a rapid 50-minute burst during the early afternoon, sharing a stream of flattering headlines about his poll numbers, wealth ranking, and status as the greatest presidential golfer in history. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory, with brief detours into schadenfreude over Chris Wallace's CNN ratings and Mark Zuckerberg's financial losses. The most notable feature of the day was what went entirely unmentioned: Hurricane Ian was making catastrophic landfall in Florida -- his home state -- with 155 mph winds, killing over a hundred people and causing tens of billions in damage. Not a single post acknowledged the disaster.

Full digest for 2022-09-29: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 29). They made a bad decision—It all became boring... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109082840064578317
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "They made a bad decision—It all became boring without..." Truth Social, 29 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109082840064578317. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "They made a bad decision—It all became boring without...," Truth Social, September 29, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109082840064578317.

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