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Understanding The Nature Of Performative Behaviors

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Sam Gray
Nov 18, 2025
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This article comes in response to Graham Nolan calling John Trent’s interview with him, “divisive.” Hopefully, with the following analogy and explanation, you can better understand how this response is less indicative of Graham Nolan and more a testament to how X works as a digital town square.

An Analogy: Performative Behaviors in Wrestling

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