> This is really a story about a celebrity's mental illness and public breakdown.
I find this take interesting -- Kanye is insanely successful in multiple categories. He is very eccentric and always has been.
> Kanye is now a Black Hebrew Israelite
That said, calling him mentally ill or having a breakdown is a bit... odd. There are tens of thousands of "Black Hebrews", there are MANY more Scientologists. Is Tom Cruise mentally ill? Maybe, but people can have different beliefs than me and I wouldn't call them mentally ill.
Regarding Pete Davidson...
> “The 78 media outlets that called me an abuser when I was tryna get that heroin addict away from my kids that was tattooing my kids’ names on him, Skete, Pete Davidson…” said West. Davidson has spoken about his struggles with drugs and borderline personality disorder in the past.
I think a lot of the tabloid press is trying to make Kanye sound crazier than he is. That's how they sell stuff. Don't get me wrong, he's a bit off and he'll say things in a hyperbolic way (which is accurate.. but the connected dots don't always make sense).
Anyway, my point is I think dismissing someone as "mentally ill" for having different beliefs or opinions is probably not the best. It's a fair opinion, but I wouldn't assess it that way. He's acting rationally for his belief set.
> That said, calling him mentally ill or having a breakdown is a bit... odd.
Kanye himself has said, in the past, that he has bipolar disorder and has had manic episodes. His family has corroborated that, and his wife was open about taking responsibilities during the bad days.
Agree. Having far out views, even a lot of them, doesn’t make you crazy. I’m especially hesitant to judge sanity by conformity with popular political opinions. I get the sense that many are reveling in the opportunity to call a political opponent crazy with the safety of numbers.
Believing in a lot of conspiracy theories, in isolation, also doesn’t make someone “crazy”.
I don’t know the man, neither does anyone here so far.
My interest is in seeing more social media migrate to open, federated protocols.
I think you aren't being hard enough on Kanye. I just signed up for Parler (https://parler.com/breckyunits) and there are barely any ads on that site—he clearly doesn't know what he's doing.
I find this take interesting -- Kanye is insanely successful in multiple categories. He is very eccentric and always has been.
> Kanye is now a Black Hebrew Israelite
That said, calling him mentally ill or having a breakdown is a bit... odd. There are tens of thousands of "Black Hebrews", there are MANY more Scientologists. Is Tom Cruise mentally ill? Maybe, but people can have different beliefs than me and I wouldn't call them mentally ill.
Regarding Pete Davidson...
> “The 78 media outlets that called me an abuser when I was tryna get that heroin addict away from my kids that was tattooing my kids’ names on him, Skete, Pete Davidson…” said West. Davidson has spoken about his struggles with drugs and borderline personality disorder in the past.
https://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-hits-pete-davidson-0413485...
I think a lot of the tabloid press is trying to make Kanye sound crazier than he is. That's how they sell stuff. Don't get me wrong, he's a bit off and he'll say things in a hyperbolic way (which is accurate.. but the connected dots don't always make sense).
Anyway, my point is I think dismissing someone as "mentally ill" for having different beliefs or opinions is probably not the best. It's a fair opinion, but I wouldn't assess it that way. He's acting rationally for his belief set.