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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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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 287 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (24 children)

Functionally illiterate moron insists he's "Too smart to read."

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 205 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Functionally illiterate moron, sex trafficker and rapist insists he's "Too smart to read."

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 week ago

Is there any proof that he can read?

[–] msage@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What does it say about the society that he is so much better off than me?

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

He was born rich and wealth taxes don’t effectively exist.

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