Kanye West Is Writing A Philosophy Book In Real Time On Twitter
Unfortunately, the book isn’t being written in ALL-CAPS., so it’s not 100-proof Kanye West.
Kanye has dipped his ground-adjacent genius nub (what he probably calls his toe) into many things: music, fashion, reality TV marriage. But he recently returned to Twitter to tweet a philosophy book in real time.
oh by the way this is my book that I'm writing in real time. No publisher or publicist will tell me what to put where or how many pages to write. This is not a financial opportunity this is an innate need to be expressive.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018
Kanye didn’t say when he plans to finish this book. However, this is a book written by Kanye with an unlimited number of pages, so it could potentially go on forever. Not to mention all the time spent reminding Kim that, no, he’s not writing a book about the body lotion gift sets she gets her grandma for Christmas.
Because I’m sure you’re dying to know how Kanye’s book stacks up against Plato’s Republic, here are some of the thoughts he’s been tweeting.
I don't believe in the concept of an enemy. We have been conditioned to always be in competition. Stop looking for something to beat and just be. You don't have to do all the work. Once you start moving in love the universe will assist you.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018
Taylor Swift’s arm shoots up in philosophy class, to ponder an even deeper question. But teacher, if there are no enemies, how does one sell an album?
Sometimes you have to get rid of everything
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 17, 2018
I’m guessing Kanye composed that one while looking at all the crappy beige bike shorts in his fashion design studio.
You have the best ideas. Other people's opinions are usually more distractive than informative. Follow your own vision. base your actions on love. Do things you love and if you don't absolutely love something stop doing it as soon as you can.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018
Oh that’s pure Kanye. And finally, my personal favorite:
just stop lying about shit. Just stop lying.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018
Wise words to live by, and words that have no doubt terrified his in-laws. Although Kanye does pose an interesting philosophical quandry. When Kanye completes his book and inevitably tells himself he’s a certified genius, will he not break his own philosophical rule on lying? It’s a real “If a delusional tree falls in the forest” conundrum.
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