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0 pointsashtonkem5y ago0 comments

Kanye is both a cultural icon, and also regularly sounds unhinged. That’s not a value statement, just an observation.

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A corollary observation would be that many very pivotal figures in history regularly sounded "unhinged".

loeg5y ago

Sure. John Wilkes Booth, Timothy McVeigh, and the 9/11 hijackers were all, in some sense, pivotal.

The quotes around "unhinged" were to imply positively pivotal figures — like Leonardo da Vinci, Walt Disney, or Steve Jobs — not categorical terrorists.

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RickJWagner5y ago

Well, let's see.

West has billions, is a recognized musical genius, is now setting fashion trends and will go to bed tonight with Kim K.

I'd say he's doing pretty well, compared to most.

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ashtonkemOP5y ago

Howard Hughes comes to mind.

jhwang55y ago

Perhaps it's marketing. Observable reality !== reality

ashtonkemOP5y ago

Always a possibility; it’s not like I know him personally or anything.

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adamiscool85y ago

A corollary observation would be that many very pivotal figures in history regularly sounded "unhinged".

loeg5y ago

Sure. John Wilkes Booth, Timothy McVeigh, and the 9/11 hijackers were all, in some sense, pivotal.

adamiscool85y ago

The quotes around "unhinged" were to imply positively pivotal figures — like Leonardo da Vinci, Walt Disney, or Steve Jobs — not categorical terrorists.

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RickJWagner5y ago

Well, let's see.

West has billions, is a recognized musical genius, is now setting fashion trends and will go to bed tonight with Kim K.

I'd say he's doing pretty well, compared to most.

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ashtonkemOP5y ago

Howard Hughes comes to mind.

jhwang55y ago

Perhaps it's marketing. Observable reality !== reality

ashtonkemOP5y ago

Always a possibility; it’s not like I know him personally or anything.

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