New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Anyone else see PG and Trump as foils?

Ask HN: Anyone else see PG and Trump as foils?
3 by breck | 1 comments on Hacker News.
This is pretty random, but we just watched "Stranger than Fiction" and I was thinking, if we are living in a literary sim, who would the foil to DT be? The best I could come up with is PG. Both benefitted greatly from and became masters of social media BUT: - DT contributed nothing to Twitter - PG invented/funded/advised Reddit and HN (and even coded the latter) Both billionaires BUT: - DT inherited his wealth and barely kept it via screwing over other people - PG accumulated his wealth through making things and helping others Both intelligent BUT: - DT lies prolifically and avoids thinking about people or issues more than skin deep - PG spends months critically trying to write true essays Both hugely successful BUT: - DT has an insatiable desire for fame and adoration - PG leaves YC to go live quietly in the countryside