• ZeroCool@feddit.chOP
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    10 months ago

    Yeah, I know a lot of people thought he was a reasonably smart dude with some interesting insights. But when you think about it he’s always been very superficial. There’s not much depth to any of his takes. He’s just charismatic and speaks like he keeps a pocket thesaurus in his jacket.

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      10 months ago

      He a junkie you would see rambling at a bus stop incoherently. The difference is an expanded vocabulary and a he’s been on TV.

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        10 months ago

        He was funny at one point. But he never grew past the need for the attention and didn’t branch out of teenager years.

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      4 months ago

      When I was poor and I complained about inequality they said I was bitter. Now I’m rich and I complain about inequality they say I’m a hypocrite. I’m starting to think they just don’t want to talk about inequality. —Russell Brand

      Still one of my favorite quotes, it’s unfortunate that I won’t really be able to use it any more.

      Brand used to be a legit socialist back in the day. The longer he had money, the harder I think was for him to continue to understand the struggle of the common people. Either that or its audience capture like what happened to Dave Rueben.

      The YouTube channel the Kavernacle has done some good coverage on his drift to the right.