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Andrew Tate is ’too smart to read’ and says books are for ‘slow brains’ (www.irishstar.com)

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Self-professed misogynist influencer Andrew Tate believes reading is for people with “slow brains,” according to a recent resurfaced clip of him on X. In the video, Tate is seen bragging that his brain is too advanced for reading and that he’d rather be in constant chaos.

“I’m too smart to read. I know you’re sitting there going ‘smart people read’... no. I need action. I need constant chaos in my life to feel content. I need to be driving a supercar and f—ing fighting, f—ing a bunch of hoes and champagne… going crazy.”

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[-] amos@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 week ago

Agreed. I will never understand how these people got famous. I do understand that they are manipulative and all that, but still... For manipulative people to be successful, one needs to be manipulated. I think this says more about the manipulated (and society overall) than it does about these manipulative, stupid, pieces of shit.

We will always have unscrupulous pieces of shit. The fact that society is choosing to make these people famous, and "powerful", is dystopian. Absolutely pathetic.

[-] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

Who's more foolish? The fool, or the fool that follows him?

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Kinda wish we didn't have to ponder this specific question.

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