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How did this dud ever get mistaken for a genius?
My assumption is that he paid a meme troll group to make propaganda about him.
I've literally seen "memes" claiming he was some kind of genius because of an attached video of some guy cutting a carton box to fit an object in during a packaging job.
Pretty sure mr "my dad owns stakes in an emerald mine" never did any manual labour in his life.
Many drugs permanently alter your brain. He could've been smart at some point but he just took too many/the wrong drugs. Now his intelligence is low enough that he thought it would be cool to hang out with Trump.
...but let's be honest: You don't get that rich by being smart. You get that rich by being lucky (and a total scumbag).
He was never smart.
He got a diploma in Economics. He tried going for one in Physics, but he was too dumb for that.
It was only 2 years after he left school, and after the school got a big donation, that he suddenly got that diploma. He did lie for 2 years that he got it though.
He bought it, just like he has done for all things in his life.
All accounts say that he was never particularly bright or capable.
Cuz he was quieter. When I used to think he might be smart is when I never watched any of his interviews or read any of his tweets.
Better to keep your mouth shut and be called a fool than to open it and prove them right.
My theory: he used to put out press releases about how amazing he is.
Never liked him to begin with, but back then I saw him as a visionary. Seems he has been having visions all along.