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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[–] [S] 280 points 9 months ago* (24 children)

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

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  • [–] 197 points 9 months ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 42 points 9 months ago (18 children)

    21% of the U.S. is illiterate, with 54% topping out at a 6th grade reading level. Meaning 75% of the U.S. reads at a middle school level, at best... So this clown trying to convince people he's in the 25% of folks able to read above a 6th grade level is legitimately hilarious!

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    21% of the US adults or are children included in that? I'd love to see where you're getting these stats too.

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  • [–] 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    That's just for adults, for children the data ranks the States against one another rather than giving an average illiteracy percentage like with adults. Here's a top tier link on the topic: https://www.thinkimpact.com/literacy-statistics

    Original source: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/do-adults-have-the-skills-they-need-to-thrive-in-a-changing-world_b263dc5d-en/full-report.html

    Another review of the source material for good measure: https://www.crossrivertherapy.com/research/literacy-statistics

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    54% topping out at a 6th grade reading level.

    I've seen this stat floated a thousand times, from the same single source.

    I've yet to have anyone lay out what 8th grade reading level statement 54% of the population can't understand.

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  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Prose literacy: Can you read a newspaper article and understand the main points?

    Document literacy: Can you fill out a job application or interpret a map?

    Quantitative literacy: Can you balance a checkbook or understand a chart with multiple data points?

    Someone reading at a 6th-grade level can handle most day-to-day reading tasks. They can read their prescription bottles, follow basic instructions, and understand straightforward news articles.

    What they struggle with is synthesizing complex information from multiple sources, drawing inferences from technical documents, or navigating websites with multiple layers of information.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    It’s worth noting that the editorial standards set for most news outlets are at the 6th grade reading level.

    Any higher and news outlets start to severely limit their potential audience.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago

    Checking out readability formulas, like the Flesch‑Kincaid grade level formula, should help to clear things up a bit. But in general, a 6th grade reading level is where concrete language, moderate sentence length, and single step reasoning all align. Adding abstract vocab, multiple embedded clauses, or deep cultural references push text above a 6th grade level.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (7 children)

    MIddle school level is a very generous on the current generation in grade school. MATH is equally as bad english, 9-10th grade level at best as a hs graduate. alot of the problems with english and math in k-12 it is never enforced to learn, they expect you to know those skills at those level some how when you reach particular grade.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (6 children)

    I don't use algebra, calculus etc. in my daily life, but I sure speak and read English every single day regardless of what I am doing. 

    Not sure why you'd expect everyone to know high level math when we don't use it.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Algebra is far from high-level math.

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  • [–] -1 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I was listing types of math I was forced to learn that I never really use

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    You should really try using algebra, it's quite handy.

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  • [–] -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    It's quite handy... When you have a need for it. Which I do not in my daily life. 

    I'm not an anti-math Luddite or something. I just don't often have a need to solve for an unknown term in a math problem in my life in the day to day.

    Just because my life doesn't require it every day doesn't mean I wouldn't know when to use it.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    You never budget for a grocery store trip? You never walk into a store with $10 and think about how many cokes or whatever you can buy?

    Just because someone’s not handing you an algebra worksheet, doesn’t mean you aren’t doing algebra.

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  • [+] 200 points 9 months ago (7 children)
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  • [–] 30 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Any response is food for the troll. The only thing that gets them to stop is silence

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    I disagree. These people are notoriously thin-skinned. Mocking works even better than silence.

    If he were 5 years old I'd just smile and nod, but an adult making these claims deserves nothing less than open ridicule.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I think mocking might work for some people, but there certainly seem to be a ton of people running around with absolutely no shame. These people can't be fought with mockery because they'll just use it to boost their userbase. This is how we've ended up in this weird cult of personality environment.

    IDK the best way to distinguish between the mockable and the unmockable, but it'd be nice to have a method.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    Andrew Tate once sent a picture of his car to Greta Thunberg bragging about how much pollution it spits out. She replied with a simple "small dick energy", that had him immediately firing back with a video. A video containing a local pizzeria delivery box that the local authorities used to track him down and arrest him for sex trafficking.

    Andrew Tate is mockable and it gets results.

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  • [–] 93 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Stop make stupid people famous. Negative attention is also attention.

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 49 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Why are we paying attention to this clown, again?

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  • [–] 49 points 9 months ago

    I feel so bad for the Onion

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  • [–] 48 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    All of his examples of his "intelligence" have nothing to do with brain power:

    Driving a supercar.

    Fighting (and losing badly).

    Fucking hoes and champagne (think he might be fucking his drinks?.. grammar is for idiots apparently).

    Going crazy...?

    Dude is a true genius, and all the hits to the head have only made him more powerful.

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  • [–] 44 points 9 months ago

    That's a strange way to confess to being illiterate.

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    [–] 42 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I need action. I need constant chaos in my life to feel content.

    This is the sound of deep, deep, profound, deep insecurity chasing a man down a never-ending alleyway peppered with neon signs that say "Unattractive to Women?", "Easily Bullied By Other Men?", "GAY???"

    I hope he does serious prison time for his crimes, because it will be extra enjoyable knowing that it's literally the worst place he could ever find himself. No escaping one's own mind in that place.

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  • [–] 74 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    ME AM SMART, NO NEED READ! READ AM FOR BETA MALE!

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  • [–] [S] 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

    One upvote only can make. Want make two.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Me like your words for yourself.

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  • [–] 35 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Dear Andrew. You need to fill your head with stuff cause you're unable to sit in the silence of your own mind since it's shouting what an utter failure you are at being a decent person. You've hurt so many people, and deep down you know that ain't right. It's called cognitive dissonance. I want to hope you can become a whole person someday, but frankly you don't deserve that. Honestly I can't see you as anything other than a drain on society.

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    Tell me you can't read without telling me you can't read.

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  • 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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  • [–] 24 points 9 months ago

    "I'm to smart to use my brain" says guy who is on the run from eastern european authorities.

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    The rapist and sex trafficker said this? Crazy

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Sounds like my manager who legit uses openAI as a fucking search engine.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago

    im pretty sure you dont need to emphasize you are woman hater, your action speaks louder than words.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    attention seeker says stupid thing for attention - gets attention because of attention seeking stupid thing for attention

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Too smart to live, too, but too dumb to die.

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Can’t wait for this dude to die driving those supercars or something similarly stupid

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago

    If you only ever read one book,

    Then shut the fuck up.

    If you never read any books,

    No, seriously. Shut the fuck up.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago

    rage bait for internet points. pass

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago

    it's old, why are we giving this guy attention?

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    That would be the same Andrew Tate who made his money getting punched and kicked in the head, right?

    I'm sure his brain is doing just fine.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago*

    no, this is the Andrew Tate who made his money doing human trafficking and crypto scams. He might have made some startup capital from getting brain damage but his money came from being a piece of shit.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    How many times has Andrew Tate been kicked in the head during his career? More than he can count to, I'm guessing.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    Who needs ideas? Just depend on the Holy Word Of Trump. /s

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    Projection as usual with this putz. Books remind him of how slowly his brain works, so he assumes that is everyone's experience with them.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    He’s a media producer, and he ain’t producing books. Of course he’s going to tell his audience books don’t matter.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    It's people like him who make me realize that if I wasn't a good person, (well okay, alright person) I could be rich beyond my wildest dreams.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    Isn't that convenient. Yeah well I'm too smart to listen to Andrew Tate so I really can't say.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    Do not take the bait, and do not feed the trolls.

    Stop making stupid people famous.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    "I'm too smart to read. I need all this dumb, mindless shit to keep my smort brain active."

    What

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Curious... If his brain was faster, reading wouldn't be slow. 🤔

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Ahahahahahahaha!

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