"His "FAKE NEWS" tweets don't rocket like they once did. His exclamation points (!) don't excite quite the same old way.Psychologists have the concept of "habituation" , meaning our (i.e., animals) response to a repeated stimulus diminishes over time. We get bored. We look for the next new thing.
Donald Trump's 140-character volleys helped define the first 100 days of his presidency. But the traction on his medium of choice has slipped a bit as his tone and button-pushing tendencies have cooled."
Is it too much to hope that process is operating with Trump's tweets, and that declining responses will lead to fewer of them?
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