Kanye is an intelligent rapper.. rappers use metaphors and punchlines all the time where they say things.. and those who know, know.. but many times we don’t know what their metaphors mean... so when he’s sitting here explaining things without breaking down what exactly it is or who it is that he’s talking about.. I take it that he figures.. those who don’t know can go look it up.. but those who do know.. they know what’s up. Kanye seems wise in my opinion..
That’s a reallllllly great point! When I was younger I listened to a lot of rap/ hip-hop (Eminem, DMX and Dre mostly) and they would often say things and I had no clue what they’re talking about. Ye talks like he raps! You just made an amazing contribution to this conversation. Thank you so much for taking the time ❤️
I see what your saying and why, but I dont see it as wise so much as arrogant. And yes, also narcissistic. It really is great that they were able to get him to kind of rethink and own his point of view, but for me, it doesn't change what he's saying. And I believe that racism in any form is wrong. No matter who it is. No color, no group of people should ever be judged by the actions of a few. And for those actions to be judged because of jealousy is really no better than judging them out of fear, or not understanding. But, this is only my opinion. I absolutely see a lot of narcism in his words and actions. And ive only seen whats been shown here and not the full thing. I dont think I really want to see the whole thing, so I appreciate that things were cut.
As a survivor of long term narcissistic abuse, at the hands of both narcissists and borderlines, I can say with absolute certainty that Kanye is a grandiose narcissist. He fits all of the criteria. I applaud Kim for finally be able to get free of his endless control, manipulation, belittlement, and emotional and psychological abuse. I hate how many people believe and enable his nonsensical delusions of simultaneous superiority and absolute victimhood, and allow him to demonize and discard his exes. Stop being a flying monkey of his, and stop making excuses for his insanity.
@@tracykym9972 I agree that Kanye is narcissistic. Hes also unmedicated bipolar. When he talks its usually when hes manic and has delusions of grandeur.
Hey Everyone! Sorry about the mixup with this video! Had to reupload due to a few problems with the original draft that I hadn't seen. Glad those of you who saw the original upload enjoyed it! Hope everyone else enjoys this one! :D
I found it really weird when I couldnt find the video after pausing it for a bit, but I'm glad you reuploaded it! I am a psycologist student who has always struggled to udnertand basic body language and body cues from people, and your videos make is so much easier for me to udnerstand the world and waht otehr peopel are thinking. Thank you! Btw, sorry for all the typos xD
I wondered what happened. I finished watching it and was going to make a comment but the comment section just kept spinning so I tried to refresh and it was gone! It was a good video and I'm sure this one is too! Ye needs to get over himself and come back down to earth. I think his success has caused him to lose touch with reality. I'm sure the people he has a beef with are the same people who made HIM successful! 1st world problems for sure.
Spidey, as an autistic female I can comfortably say that you have been one of the main things that has aided me with my communication and empathy skills. Love your vids ❤
It’s possible he might be autistic not narcissistic. I know people who talk like they expect others to know what they are talking about and they are not narcissistic but on the autistic spectrum.
@truelove I thought of that also! I’m autistic and my boss pointed something like that out to me. My brains sometimes go so fast that my speech can’t keep up, especially when I’m in a meeting. Then I go to my safe place and it tends to be a bit too technical for the rest of the group.
It’s a three year old mindset to think that people can read your mind (or know what you’re thinking). Wondering if a part of him is arrested at age 3. I’ve heard of Kanye and don’t really know much about him. He seems unstable, given his public behavioral outbursts. He smiled while he talked about how is music hurts. Smiling with hurting others is a sadistic behavior. Or, he is wanting others to empathize with him (get him) or others who are hurting.
Your videos make me cry! You are so amazing at seeing a person as.... well, as a person! You see the good, the bad, the weakness, the strength, and the context that the person is in and you aren't dismissive, but inclusive of that whole person!! I loved the part of this video where you point out Ye's reflection and sincere consideration of a different opinion after some excellent interviewing. I just really appreciate how you point out the positive in the world, not just for positivity's sake because it's true and fair. You are so good at talking about the fact that people and circumstances are multidimensional and should not be reduced to anything less. Thank you so much! The world (and the internet!) needs more people like you!! 😁❤️🙂
I've really been appreciating your videos. I like how careful you are in your analysis and in your respect for the subjects of your videos as human beings and for your areas of expertise. I enjoy learning from you.
Thanks to you I applied to university to study psychology today! You were a huge part of my psychology journey so far and I mentioned your the influence of your videos in my personal statement, so thank you so much for your content!! It has given me so much to think about and even helped me choose the direction I wanted to take in my education and maybe career! Who knows? All I have to do now is get accepted and I’m on my way! Thank you and keep analyzing!
@@dimitrinicomanis oh no not at all. my life has a lot going on but to sum it up i dropped out, invested my loan into stocks and did well from that, haven’t stopped buying/trading stocks since. i found that i am good at sales jobs and on the side i can still study psych, stock trading, business, etc.
Preach! I hate that the media is on their case. They way they patiently waited and then got someone who at the very least has heavily narcissistic behavior, to reconsider his position is something many many many have tried to do and have failed. They deserve medals
You need to picture a knife in his hand and as soon as you do you realize that it would just be waving around not twisting. Now stick a set of keys in his hands.
The "hurt" gestures seemed more like a twisting of the knife gesture to me. When I heard that fragment, I instantly thought "Oh, he means he wants you to feel his lyrics in your heart", but that's just my take. It would also connect to the twisting of the knife gesture as that's usually connected to a stab to the heart.
I agree. I associated hurt with feel. Which is what all artists try to do and what makes them successful or not. For me he is right and not saying anything controversial. He talks metaphorically because that's the mode his brain is on all the time, his artistic side. I see the same in Johnny Depp, just that JD is more poetic, still metaphorical, but not so hard to interpret. But neither speak the way we do.
Wow! I don't comment often, but I have to say that this was an amazing analysis. I've never understood what Ye talked about, neither in interviews nor in his music, and what he says comes across as extremely disturbing and triggering. He talks as if we know every detail of his life, as if we know every person he has met. I have a friend who often name-drops people I don't know (e.g. 'Alex came to visit' instead of 'my neighbor came to visit') and I always thought that was a sign of being insecure and wanting to look cool. I thought this was happening here as well. Interesting to see you mentioned narcissistic traits since narcissists are also extremely insecure. Maybe he's trying to compensate why being extra grandiose.
Similarly, he keeps repeating his "intelligence" for us to know he is intelligent but it is to the point where it's as if he's not repeating it to convince us but himself
@@seedsoflove7684 I know someone who does that all the time. She's a hairdresser so she knows everyone and everything (you know what they say about hairdressers...) and she's always *name did this and said that, and when I tell I don't know who the person is, she brings up all their family tree and all different kind of info about them....and I still don't know who they are!! Talking to that person is exhausting but I could never point out why was bothering me so much until now
I think it's a sign of a person that is not good at understanding the thought processes of others, he is not thinking of how it sounds to you. I have a friend like that and he often does not add required explanatory detail when speaking but it's not due to arrogance, he's just a genius at math but terrible at communication skills. He doesn't realize he speaks in a confusing way. He's terrible at imagining any thought processes other than his own. He also thinks that lots of people are just as good at math as him (totally wrong) but he thinks they are just too busy or distracted with other things to put in the effort. I keep telling him other people are not crunching cosigns in their head on the fly because they are not capable of it but he has trouble believing me. It's fairly easy for him so he assumes it's fairly easy for others as well, which is actually the reverse of being arrogant.
Thanks Spidey. I have interviewed many people during my career and when I discovered that letting people talk was the most important thing I could do, I became better at interviewing people? It isn’t always easy to do this, especially when they dive freely down some rabbit holes and you have no idea how or why you got there? But what you discover when there is very important? I feel for the two people that were interviewing, especially since they took flack for this. But because they allowed him to talk they were able to have those stunning moments of realization for Ye. Also, If you had to stop watching and let your cat comfort you several times I think I will skip the entire interview? What I heard was enough, I mean my dog is here and always willing to participate in any comfort moments, but I think me (and the dog) are both good? Thank you Spidey for another great video and analysis! T ✌🏻 ❤️
ok, "I had to go hug my cat" was the best, best, BEST thing ever! Also, the point about letting them talk and get it all out, YES! Cutting someone off and saying "I'm not listening to this anymore," is sometimes necessary for our own mental health, but NEVER listening and letting them finish is our own ego getting in the way of some kind of understanding. Like you said, you'll never get them to self -reflect if you just cut them off.
So I’ve been a fan here for a few months now, but that line about taking breaks from this interview to go hug the cat… that’s it. That does it. Fan for life. 😹 Really really enjoying this channel! 🐈 ❤
The moment when he realized the prejudice and said it was because he was jealous was amazing. I think this gave me insight into why people are prejudiced. In a way he almost seems like a child, realizing his emotions and why he has them. It’s bizarre and interesting.
He realizes those emotions, but has no interest in reform. He is self aware, but he is not doing the work of integration. He refuses medication, justifies everything he does, and presents as someone who is unwilling and possibly unable to change. This is why his statements/allegations/behaviours become more extreme. Many people with personality disorders can become self aware, but it doesn't change the fact that they are dangerous.
@@yoshi4691 Totally agree. How many times has he apologized for his behavior and then sometimes days later engaged in the same problematic behavior. He’s not interested in change, he’s interested in manipulation. I feel so sorry for his children.
@@gaiagem2012 i think his success is the key to his inability to see what he really needs to do to change and why. Surrounded by yes men its easy to not see your own flaws.
37:30 What he’s talking about with “Blueprint of The Blueprint” is that Jay-Z made an album called “The Blueprint.” It’s regarded as one of Jay-Z’s best albums and one of the best hip hop albums in general. Kanye produced some of the biggest songs on that album, including Heart of The City and IZZO. You would probably know both of those songs if you hear them despite not being a hip hop fan. On a song called “Last Call,” he explained that the Heart of The City beat that he produced became the signature sound of The Blueprint and the album proceeding it, “The Dynasty.” So what he’s saying is that he created the blueprint for Jay-Z to make The Blueprint. Which is arguably pretty true. There’s no denying Ye’s impact in hip hop. But that doesn’t mean that comparison actually makes sense in this context.
So in layman's terms, he feels he is the creator, puppet master, his "God" complex coming through. So he will just create peace, the end to war. Us mere mortals surely wouldn't understand. Yeah, dude, you are going to need to come up with a real plan if you want people to believe you can make it happen.
It takes a very kind truthful and patient heart to continue to look at a person with a bad rep and see the good in them and then bring your insights to us on an adult level, you are such a great guy Spidey and a genius at seeing what's inside the behaviour and statements of people others may write off, BRAVO!
Thank you so much Patricia. This means the world to me. In reality I just try to do exactly what the hosts of this podcast did. They disagreed with most of what he said but if they lashed out it wouldn’t solve anything. It’s easy to be kind to someone you agree with, we are really put to the test when we try to be kind to someone we disagree with in hopes that they will extent the same cutesy to us and consider our position. I tell myself this before every analysis 😊
This was an amazing interview. Your analysis of it really shines a bright light on how powerful the lessons that we can learn from this are. I have not seen the full video. To me that isn't whats important. What is important is that people learn to look at the whole picture not just a few headline grabbers. You have done an amazing job of not only highlighting the impact of the interview on ye but also how the hosts had done a very difficult thing in allowing it to go on to the point where they then had the opportunity to shed light on the issues raised and actually have him listen. So much insight in just the few clips you have chosen. That last clip. BOOM he's Jealous of the Jewish community. These hosts have done a very difficult thing and that is to make someone who obviously had a very strong hate for a community they saw as unfairly privileged, realize and admit that they are jealous AND that it wasn't the whole community. That is very amazing!
Your videos don’t just help me get more understanding about what others may be thinking/feeling, but allow me to analyze myself. I’m not always as emotionally intelligent as I would like, and being aware of what my body is doing helps me better understand what my mind is still trying to process. I think that’s something you don’t get enough credit for. We’re not just voyeurs looking at wreckage of other people’s lives, we also want to be healthy happy versions of ourselves and your vids help me with that. It helps me understand what my own body language is saying to others, and what type of energy I’m bringing into other people’s orbits. Even around the house, I find myself being more aware of when my tough questions may be creating negative environment with my kids or when my wife is passionate about something that I may be dismissive about. Thanks
Throughout the clips you discuss, the way he holds his shoulders in and slightly down indicates an underlying sadness to me, as well as his tone of voice. Wearing a cap indoors when the others are bareheaded seems an odd choice for a narcissist. By continually shading his eyes, and giving himself the option to hide his eyes by just tilting his head slightly, perhaps indicates vulnerability, a need to be able to protect and shield himself. I have not been exposed to Ye (from NZ) so see him as a man who has achieved a great deal, but who is now outside his immediate family circle and without the emotional maturity to fully understand how his behaviour is the thing coming between him and his family and needs to change. I hope he finds the help and comfort he so obviously needs. Thank you for your insightful and humane analysis, your channel is an oasis of reason and balance 💐
I grew up with a parent who SUFFERED from bipolar who had many manic episodes scattered in very lucid intelligent thinking. His interviews lately remind me very much of what I’m seeing and hearing. His mind is bouncing around and moving so fast that we don’t often follow because we can’t keep up. My father used certain words and language during these episodes that wasn’t quite right, like you pointed out with the hurt comments. He did an interview a while back talking about his experience being forced into the hospital for treatment. It was so like our family history and it affected me so much I wrote him a letter thanking him for his insight and willingness to talk about that painful time. I was crying so hard because I knew that he understood what was happening. His religious rants are something my at her did . As a matter of fact it was the increase in GOD talking to him that often was our first clue that a manic episode was coming. He would get increasingly paranoid about government agencies and such during these times. That doesn’t mean that once the state to were examined independently that some of them made sense. Thank you so much for this ! It’s important that we look a little deeper and set aside our revulsion over some of what he says to really understand his message. I think your analysis and your unbiased opinions help others to see this.
@@seedsoflove7684 I think it's scary that if you criticize the government, people will label you bipolar. That works very well for any tyrannical government doesn't it? Yikes.
Having been married to someone who had manic episodes, I see so many similarities with YE. And I can honestly say that I don’t think it’s necessarily an “illness”. I think they actually get glimpses of the other side. Voices of “god” or perceived “god” are real. My husband had many profound insights and prophesies that proved true in time. But he also was painfully aware of the evil corruptness in the world, in a heightened way (paranoia). I think there is grains of wisdom in what YE says. It has to be sorted. He is playing the trickster. What can we learn? Time will tell.
@@kyliejones8827 @Shadoe Jones @S B, it is well known that Kanye was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder many years ago and refuses to take meds because as he feels it affects his creativity. I try not to judge him because of his mental illness but some of the stuff he says and does toward women and others can be enfuriating.
"Hurt" - The way he says hurt is a prime example of the way he communicates. He could have said "impact" but he uses hyperbolic illustrative words in an attempt to make a greater impact with his words. I think his hand motion with "hurt" is illustrative of twisting a knife. You can put the knife in to off a person, but you can twist it to make it really hurt.
🤔 i must disagree with the knife idea. I saw it and looking at it carefully you see the fingers are in position as if he were holding a key. If it were a knife it would be a fist.
You analyzed this brilliantly, Spidey! I think you actually “get” Ye…and that’s VERY Important! He’s human…and not afraid to speak his mind about it. As controversial as this interview may be, the fact that the hosts let him vent so they could get to the bottom of what he’s trying to say is huge!
Sadly though, that’s not their job. Should’ve been done privately in a therapist’s office. Not by radio hosts and media specialists who then put it on a public platform where it will then hurt listeners/viewers.
As someone with bipolar disorder, I see the same in Ye. The WAY he is talking, he seems manic. He sends of manic energy. Mania would also explain the paranoia, the not totally clear, a little delusional thinking. The bipolar combine with narc traits (which I have too), totally oozes off him. He needs a good therapist and medication. Despite some of what he says, I have a lot of sympathy for him. He is very sick. And thr struggle is clear in his face and body demeanor as well.
Ye was diagnosed as bipolar, which he has talked about and how he doesn’t take medication for it because he feels like the meds mess with his creativity. This diagnosis could explain the delusions of grandeur. I’m definitely not a fan of Ye because of everything he has said and done, but I do think him being unmedicated is part (not all) of the reason for his actions. (I also want to note that this isn’t true for everyone that is bipolar, and Ye is not representative of everyone, who is bipolar.)
@@jackoh991 oh I completely agree that he is responsible for his behavior and his choice to be unmedicated. My comment and the way it was worded was a response to Spidey’s speculation in the video on the delusions of grandeur and asking for thoughts on the source of those delusions of grandeur. Since I was thinking about it from that aspect, I didn’t mean for my comment to come off as excusing his behavior (which is inexcusable), but I can see now how it would come off like that. I was focused on the discussion of the source of the delusions of grandeur, rather than someone taking responsibility for their actions and wasn’t even thinking about the responsibility aspect (since I do believe people are responsible for their own actions). I meant for my comment about him being unmedicated as the reason for part of his action as a statement of speculation that if he did chose to take medication, then he might not have the delusions of grandeur and go to such wild and extreme ways when voicing his beliefs and prejudices (again just speculation on my part). Whether he is medicated or not doesn’t change his beliefs and prejudices, which are abhorrent.
Kanye is not bipolar, if he was then he wouldn’t keep refusing medication. He said that to excuse his behavior and manipulate us. He is a grandiose narcissist, he fits every single trait of NPD.
@@hbarlaam because real bipolar people don’t want to hurt anyone accidentally or on purpose, while narcissists love to hurt people, and play mind games to make their victims thoroughly believe that everything is their fault, and that the narcissist is the blameless and powerless victim, despite them being the only aggressor and oppressor. Kanye loves that people excuse his lies, deceit, insults, and emotional and psychological manipulation because they think that he is bipolar. Meanwhile, there is no genuinely bipolar person who says that Kanye represents them or bares any resemblance to them.
@@winxclubstellamusa I don't think anyone is excusing his bipolar. A lot of people are acutely aware that he is irresponsibly coasting on his mania by refusing to take his meds. They end up dismissing him as a result. Narcs have similar delusions, but theirs tend to be more grounded (I'll save this company / I'll save this family), which makes it harder for victims to spot because they don't seem to act so outlandishly.
Having lived with a person suffering from mental illness, it was a constant cycle of them being offensive then feeling remorse /apologizing for the behavior, then back to being offensive again. They leave scorched earth for those of us trying to be supportive of them.
Hey Spidey, I love your work and it's teaching me a lot about how to read my clients as well as others. I am a mental health counselor and watching Ye reminds me of someone with Bipolar Disorder in a manic phase that has become delusional and they go into the grandiosity. His thoughts appear to be jumping around going from one thread to another, not always connected, because that's how it is in a manic mind. Of course I'm not seeing this as one continual conversation or monolog, but I see this behavior often in clients. I understand your thoughts about narcissistic personality disorder also, I don't have as much experience with that disorder, since they rarely come in to therapy. I do know that they also become more and more delusional because it's all a delusion. A narcissist has absolutely no self worth at their core, the facade of greatness is what they have created to cover the horrible insecurity they hide. That's why they often have to attack anyone who threatens their delusional facade, being built on sand it's very fragile like their egos. I only just started watching this so I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes. Thanks for your work!
Wow thanks so much for this information Nancy! I really appreciate the insight. And you’re spot on. Ye has been in fact diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I know that narcissism and bipolarity aren’t mutually exclusive in fact they often are seen side by side and I think that’s what we might be seeing here. Thanks for s very well articulated comment. Your clients are very lucky to have someone kind and intelligent to work with 😊
Thank you for responding and your kind words. I thought I had heard he had Bipolar and yes they do often co-occur which just really builds on the delusional grandiosity. They are often brilliant, but it gets confused in the instability of their minds. I remember you mentioned a group that helps new you tubers get started, but I can't remember the name you mentioned at the end of one of your videos. If you get to read this I'd like that information. Thanks again!
@@nancyodell1185 you mentioned these people don’t usually come in for therapy. I understand why to a point. If you have someone like this in your life, like an adult son for a hypothetical 😉, any advice for helping to convince them to get help. Obviously I’m talking about my son, I don’t know if I think is has narcissistic tendencies, but I would put money on bipolar or something similar. His life is hard, and he usually has only himself to blame for it. Anyone on the outside looking in can see that he is bringing it on himself but trying to convince him of that is impossible. He’s been diagnosed as a child as ADHD but I’ve never felt like that was quite right and after a lot of research and some documentaries about childhood bipolar I can say it’s like reading about my son or watching the story of his life if that makes sense. I have 6 children, if they all behaved the way he does I might think I just win worst mother ever awards but he is so far the opposite of the rest I just don’t even know how to deal with him and now that he’s legally an adult I can’t force his mental healthcare anymore. I do carry him on my health insurance so he can take advantage of it if I can ever convince him but nothing seems to work and I just want him to be happy and healthy and don’t know how to help him. 2 of my other children, identical twins, are autistic so between the 3 of them I’ve run the gamut of mental health services and educational services but I just can’t figure out how to help him or convince him to help himself. If you, or anyone else for that matter, has any suggestions I am open to any suggestions. Please, just so long as people aren’t being nasty or disrespectful, I will try just about anything at this point!
@pinkfluffydino8217 I know this comment was made a year ago but I wanted to check in and see how everything is? I'm not a mental health professional, however, I suffer from PTSD, Autism, BPD (BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER - to which can also be misdiagnosed as bipolar and vice versa) psychosis, chronic anxiety, and depression. And, over the years, as I've got older, I've gone to many different therapies. Learned so many different things and I've also worked in health care for quite a while and studied it in college. Therefore, I'd like to ask if your son has sought help since this comment? What are his symptoms? What are the signs? Etc etc. You can drop me a message privately if you really wanted. I may not be able to guide you professionally but I do come from a place of empathy and knowledge of specific disorders. Plus a person to speak to if you needed any advice at all.
This man needs professional help. I mean this. It's like watching a car crash in slow motion... we all know how it's going to end but we just keep watching. He needs help. He doesn' t need a mike, he needs to be ignored. He will do and say anything to get his daily dose of attention. I can see the neglected child within and attention is not the cure. He's the spoilt brat who keeps throwing his toys out of the pram. We need to stop trying to make sense of his meaningless rumblings.
The "we all know how it's going to end" makes me really worried that he is gonna kill someone or plan a terror attack, or commit suicide one day...... :(
@@yolenda_loves_to_sing Sadly I agree with that. It worries me that it would be Kim and their kids. Kinda like, if I can’t have them, no one can. And maybe he’d though Kris in just for all of their issues to. Lol. No one wants this. So they better get him some real help quick.
@@momwithaplan1287 Yea, but luckily Kim and the kids are rich enough to have enough security around them probably. I just hope Kanye didn't transfer his anger to himself or any other innocent citizens.
Took time to digest everything you said here. You remind us why it's important to listen to the whole video. You remind me to be patient and be in touch with humanity and compassion wherever possible. I forget that, often. Having said that... my gut feelings about him remain. His only message is "Me." It's exhausting and it shouldn't take two men three hours to show that Kanye cannot figure out what he means or wants to really say. He's all over the place, and I don't believe that's helpful to anyone. I hope he gets really good people in his world to help him achieve some kind of peace. He reminds me that money definitely does not buy happiness.
Hey Spidey, Great video as always. Im not a huge Ye fan but i am a huge Spidey fan so I watched it. A few observations/questions here for me. 1. When you were talking about him often talking about things that others don't know and he acts like if 'everyone should know who Cameron Yezzof is'. I wonder if this is a narcissistic trait that he developed over the years. I'll act like you know 'x'. If you admit you don't know 'x', you are admitting that I am better than you. If you don't admit it, it will be hard for you to attack my narrative. Either way, he wins. 2. Messiah complex / delusion of grandeur. Great explanations. Great demonstration of their differences. You could also note that on the opposite side there is the 'imposter syndrome'. Where people don't believe they deserve to be where they are. Or that it will all disappear. 3. Hurt. I think you are correct. A few thoughts... His definition of hurt might be 'rubbing my success in your face'. I think this would fit. And then his gesture is like 'turning the volume up' or 'taking it up a notch'. This isn't very different from what you said but in different words. 4. Rainwater vs facts. Oof. This is why Im not a fan of this guy. lol. 5. The clip with 'they aren't all bad'. Great finds. Yes, the host was great. 'Please say THAT'. 6. I don't understand why the media is shitting on the hosts. They did a great job of letting Ye show people who he is. If he said dumb stuff, the media should judge him, not the hosts. 7. I cannot believe you made that link to the first clip as to why he showed Cameron 'higher' than 'his' people. It makes so much sense and fits so well. It is amazing that you caught that with a 1 and 1/2 hour separation. That is amazing. That is CONTENT we are here for! 8. Ye couldn't hold a candle to Sasha Baron Cohen. He is a creative mastermind. 9. 'I could end war'. WOW! What a douchebag. Sorry, Im trying not to be judgmental but wow. Anyway, yeah, your analysis is bang on there. My conclusion. I agree 100% with your conclusions. In different words. He's an absolute success story that has gotten detached from the reality but hasn't realized it. He suffers from a Messiah complex and thinks he is brilliant when he learns a fact that is new to him because he thinks that fact must also be unknown by everyone else. My comments on you and your behavior for today: 1. I love the way you pronounce button with your Quebec accent. Please do not ever change it. 2. I love when you demonstrate the gestures you are describing. It is adorable. Especially the hand in front of mouth. 3. Your body language and word choice shows us that you are truthful in your passion for this. Thanks for being you, Spidey. Bonne journée, mon ami! (sorry for the long post, I got carried away)
Wow amazing observations through and through! I agree with all of it and I especially agree with the Sacha Baron Cohen thing. In fact, I filmed a segment about that then found it a little too long and removed it. He says he’s in SBC’s level and he says whatever goes through his mind. If he thinks that’s what Sacha Sharon Cohen is doing, he’s very very wrong. The guys Is extremely premeditated, but he hides it well. Ye clearly has no idea what SBC’s level is and him thinking he’s on that level is just another sign of his arrogance
@@TheBehavioralArts You are bang on. Sacha does so much prep and work for his craft that it may seem like he's ad-libing but he is not at all. He might be great at improv but that too is because he is so prepared. The opposite of what Ye thinks it is.
I really appreciate your channel, but this video was really beneficial for me. I'm an extremely empathetic individual but I've struggled to find compassion for "Ye" in his current status. Your analysis was really helpful for me to be able to extend empathy to an individual who is experiencing a mental health crisis. I wish there were someone who could intervene on his behalf and get him the help he so desperately needs. I had many similar observations, specifically the face touching near the end. I especially appreciated your insight on how the hosts handled things, as I also thought they did well. The moment in which he was "called out" closer to the beginning of your video was monumental, in that it showed Ye taking accountability, which I feel is something we don't see much of in his current mental state. Thank you for the incredible content that you put out. You have exceptional talent and I am happy that I stumbled upon your channel months ago! You are so insightful and an absolute joy to watch. I'm grateful for all that you share with us and hope to catch one of your shows one day!
He gets stomach aches and diarrhea like the rest of us. If he had no money, no one would tolerate the crap he spews! I thought your analysis was so thorough, fair and wise. I know he really believes he can end war but jfc how delusional does one need to be to utter that claim?!
I should point out, that when he had no money, he was exactly the same lol he’s always talked like this, and people have always treated him the same way because of it. This is not new kanye behavior
As someone who had an emotionally abusive relationship for years with a narcissistic, I find his mannerisms and way he talks to be incredibly similar. It's amazing that the hosts were able to get him to reflect and adjust his wording and thoughts in any way. Having said all that, he is his own worst enemy and unless he can do some deep diving therapy and get his shit together he will end up ruining himself.
He didn't genuinely self reflect. True narcissists are incapable of that. He just changed his narrative to stay in the relatively favorable spot of center of admiration and attention. Typical of narcissists, Ye is not attached to his principles, but attached to gaining attention that favors whatever his self image of the day is.
@@StellarHeron wonderfully said!! I 100% agree that he didnt reflect himself but changed his narrative. Jealousy is the driving force in a narcissist, because it doesnt make sense in their world of grandiosity, that someone else is having more power/influence/money than they have. And the open confirmation of jealousy was not a vulnerable self reflection, but simply another justification for their egocentric behaviour.
So relatable i too spend over a decade with an abusive narcissistic/sociopathic ex/children's father Very similar characteristics & behaviour 3yrs post separation & still healing from the damage
That is clearly mania... literally every symptom but for jumping off a building, which he is metaphorically doing. Narcissism is a different beast... Mania is temporary.
Conversations are how we learn and help each other. Nobody needs to silence anyone. Nobody has to give you the backstory. Researching for yourself is a good thing and has been lost.
My 25 year old son was recently hospitalized and while he was in the hospital he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder experiencing mania. Seriously, listening to Ye, it sounds like bipolar disorder. The biggest problem is people in this elevated state, don't know they're in it. They're just feeling it in a really big way. It's absolutely real to them. They're not self-aware. If he does have bipolar disorder and he's in a manic state, does an analysis of his behavior change?
The Blueprint of the Blueprint; he’s referring to Jay Z Album. He produced the Blueprint Album. That Album is said to have given the recipe for success in the Rap Game. He’s saying he is responsible for the success of Rap; so he has the ability to mirror a successful Blueprint for anything else.
Thank you for posting this comment. My sons had to explain this to me. I had no idea what Ye was referring to and your explanation clarified so well!! He really believes we know about all of his accomplishments in the music industry from the beginning of his career… and many of us don’t know ….
Great comment. There are other good comments from people that understand his world a bit better. Which we could compile them. I don't think most people gets that we cannot assess his words like we do ours (if we want to be fair). I see it from Johnny Depp too, just that JD is older, more poetic too, have been around enough to know to moderate it when needed, but his nature is very metaphorical, Ye too. Thanks for your comment.
I love coming home from a business trip and seeing content from you! I tend not to look at body language but listen to what is being said and build a narrative around what I think based on what I know about a situation. Your content allows me to flex in a slightly different way. :) Hopefully, I can put some of these things to use in my profession. I'm at the 25% mark, the part where you ask us, "what do you think?" Ye, IMO, is someone that has always been eccentric. Most artists or super-wealthy (like some of the people he's associated with over the past few years) are disconnected from reality to varying degrees. What's different between Ye & his environment of acquaintances: he came from humble beginnings but with a mother who raised him to think he is the best thing since string cheese. As an adult, it seems like he has built an "ultimate" understanding of how things work, and he is making statements of opinions as facts. I had no idea who the kid was that got a job at Apple. But part of me gets it; nepotism is alive and well (which I think explains his speech patterns and body language as he's speaking about the two "kids")...but there are outside factors for that nepotism that I don't think Ye understand. So as he's saying things, he spews info that others may not follow as it can make him seem more credible. People tend not to stop someone who seems to know a lot of "stuff." What Ye gets wrong: you can't do that with race and religion since those are experiential. Yes, there's right and wrong in treating others with respect, etc...but hopefully, you get what I mean. I think he has signs of narcissism mixed with a messiah complex. Kind of a scary combo if you think about it. Okay...sorry for the dissertation, but super interesting. Time to watch the rest.
He’s not well, but his fame and wealth has protected him from realizing how delusional he is because he’s been surrounded by people who applaud him. When you’re young this can look like motivation and big goals, but as you get older and face more failure and still see oblivious to your own faults, it becomes clear that you’re unhinged. I think he looks more insane to those of us who have never lived in the intense “influence” (money, status, Hollywood culture, fame, etc) bubble he’s been in. He needs long term treatment in a residential facility where he can be gently pulled out of that bubble and face the reality that his brain isn’t telling him the truth and that he’s got to fact check his own perceptions constantly. He’s also got to come to terms with his own inner shame and anxieties from his childhood that the lofty goals and delusions of grandeur try to protect him from feeling. If he can’t make some kind of peaceful compromise between who he really is and what goals he can really achieve in the time he’s got left I fear a dark road of substance abuse will be his next layer of defense mechanisms and I don’t see that ending well. I think he’s going to have to face a serious loss of his career before he’ll ever consent to the level of therapy he needs, like we see so often when Hollywood stars that “go into rehab” when they’ve been blackballed or “cancelled.”
As someone married to someone with narcissistic personality disorder for 7 years (he was diagnosed after we divorced), Ye seems pretty close to that, with his own unique twists... he may have multiple diagnoses. I have heard he has admitted to Bipolar disorder. But, most importantly, I support people in Toxic Relationship Recovery and will say there is nothing cute or sweet about Ye still talking about getting back together with Kim. He is clearly an abuser, one who stalks, threatens, and doesn't accept a very strong NO. Ye's attachment to his delusions about returning to Kim and having his family once again intact are not at all about love or about valuing the family. They are about maintaining a self image for himself and for others to have of him. They are about maintaining control of his image (for himself and others) and about maintaining control of the narrative about his family life... and therefore about still trying to maintain control of Kim, who he sees as an extension of his image...FOREVER. That's the entitlement narcissists have. Ye's delusions are dangerous and, from a narcissistic perspective, will shift to fit whatever image he wants to maintain of himself. Narcissists are brilliant shape shifters, as you note in his changing narrative strategies about Jewish people. Please don't confuse Ye's narratives for beliefs. Narcissism will create any narrative that maintains the current self image the narcissistic person wants. Please don't perpetuate dangerous mythology about those who cannot let go of a relationship being innocent, sweet, romantic, great parents, etc. This is often what keeps their ex partner and their kids in harm's way.
I just felt, watching this, that the hosts felt very uncomfortable, almost unnerved by some of the stuff coming from Ye. I also feel that Ye is heading towards a self implosion. I pray he gets some true help.
Thank you Spidey for your analysis! I tried to watch this Drink Champs interview but it was very hard to understand, so I’m happy you were able to provide context. I like your objective view on this😉
Hey Spidey, big ups! I think when Ye is talking hurting people or wanting to 'hurt' people with his music he means he wants to put real pain into his music and that making music about real life situations / emotions causes people to inevitably feel his pain and that makes the music more potent to him... And I think that hand gesture relates to 'twisting the knife'. Happy Thursday!
Blueprint is one of the most famous Jay-Z albums (considered one of the best rap albums), to which Ye made most of the beats. That's why he said "I made the blueprint to blueprint"
Let me expand upon the layers I put in that statement. On every clip you showed before your analysis--I was flummoxed each time on whatever it was he was saying. Nothing made sense to me until you explained it. I appreciate this objective analysis. I've endeavored to do it myself for years now but never even could on my own. I gave to awhile ago. This video has resolved that for me. Ye still wrong tho, and he BEEN wrong. We (I'm a WOC) are NOT his people--he made that clear time and time again with demonstrable action after demonstratable action and double downed on all of them. Then had the white level of audacity to use us--'his people' to spew hatred to another community out of pure envy?? FOH. But back to the stuff Ye was saying-- My brother is actually schizophrenic. And these clips put me in mind of my own brother's rhetoric leading up to his psychosis break in which he nearly killed my other brother (he went undiagnosed and untreated-- which is known to lead to such a break). I'm no professional-- but if it looks like and acts like one.... The quote also alludes to the fact that I've been following you since Depp v Heard.
Yes, I'm glad you said that. My uncle was schizophrenic, and Ye and my uncle display a lot of similar characteristics. My uncle was bipolar, with a mild display of schizophrenia. I think a grandiose view is an understatement for Ye. He thinks he talks to God personally. He thinks he is Jesus. I worry this gets downplayed as a him being full of himself. He is very mentally ill.
@@meaganteal it was literally all I kept thinking like oh God, this is way too similar. And I agree. I felt the turning point was putting his kids mom and all they business on INSTAGRAM for the world to see. They are PUBLIC FIGURES. And yet society continues to allow him to remain relevant. If he's turned against after this, I'd be shocked. Cuz US society has an a tolerance level that is nearly no limit
Thank you for applying something so sorely lacking nowadays in discourse: nuance. Your insights are as always appreciated. He strikes me as someone whose mouth often doesn't manage to keep up with all the places his brain bounces and the end result can be cryptic word salad (aka chronic foot in mouth disease), especially for a casual listener. He doesn't seem like he has actual NPD, but he likely has higher than average narcissism related to certain things (his art, his belief system, his self image) and I get the impression that he has spiraled into an obsession with his religious belief that informs a lot of his current behavior as well as this savior complex.
First impressions before watching the video because I saw the interview: Kanye is a dramatic person. He’s theatrical. The way he speaks is alarming to people, and I think a big part of that is on purpose. He has done this the entire time he’s been famous. He showed this same personality in his documentary which started filming in 2002-2003. He speaks in controversial ways to grab people’s attention, I don’t think he has hate or prejudice against any specific protected groups. I think he doesn’t really consider how what he says is going to impact people outside of getting their attention. He knows what he says will be shocking, but he doesn’t really think about the harm in what he’s saying. And he’s always done this. Do I disagree with the things he was saying? Absolutely. Do I think Kanye is a hateful, insane maniac? No. He says things specifically to challenge people’s views. That’s his perspective. I have never been offended by the things he says, even when directed at my specific protected group. He doesn’t come across clear to people who don’t know him, and he does that on purpose. He says things that requires people to really understand who he is as a person to understand what he means by what he says. And it’s very problematic because most people don’t speak this way. He’s going to open himself up to lawsuit as some point if he’s not careful Update: After watching this video, I should note that I absolutely agree with everything Spidey said. It’s insanely good insight. It’s a better insight into Ye’s mind than I’ve EVER had in the nearly 20 years I’ve been a fan of him.
THANK YOU! Watched this all in real time when it happened and I love Kanye. I always work to understand him better. His intentions and meaning are always more nuanced and deep than people realize. And finally, I watched you and heard someone who was treating him, his words, and his body language from an honest and objective perspective. And I respect that you expressed your own unease with some of the things he said. Decided to leave some of the interview out. But you sir are courageous for addressing kanye and the entirety of the interview in a fair, critical, and sympathetic way. And for THAT I really respect the crap out of you. Even if i just found your channel today. I am subscribed. Props to you and thank you again.
😂I love at the end when your like talking about that they are under the influence and he’s going blueprint to blueprint 😆 this was my favorite video so far. Your amazing.
What do I think? All of the above that you mentioned. It’s sad, too, as there are people who actually follow him and believe him. He’s a confusing person. It’s hard to make sense of most things he says which has the opposite effect as to what he wants. He’s disordered in some major ways.
Such an incredible video!! Thanks Spidey for this!! My goodness, I can honestly say I've never heard such nonsense from a grown human, and I've heard my share of nonsense!!!
I currently am going to school for social work and psychology, and taking a culture diversity class. One thing I have come to realize is their is a huge ignorance of each others cultures. What people think of as prejudice or microagressions is just ignorance. I feel this was where Ye was, looking at what he considered a norm and oblivious to the culture he was criticizing.
When he was talking about "making it hurt" he was making a motion of twisting a knife. Like, stabbing someone and twisting the knife is much more painful than stabbing someone, which is why it's an understood reference in conversation. If he's using that motion for "hurt" my immediate thought was that he does the things he does to hurt and offend people, simply because he can. Whether they love him, or hate him, at the very least they know his name. So, as long as HE is the one making them think/hurt/offend them, then he's succeeded because they're paying attention... Which is exactly what he needs for his end goal.
I took it as his way of emphasizing that the impact and hurt that is felt and caused is not edited or filtered so when he speaks about those things he doesn’t edit of filter his words. You cannot truly communicate the true impact of something that is painful or offensive if you are editing or being careful not to offend someone with your words. I don’t think he’s trying to hurt people but i do think he wants people to empathize and feel what he’s saying.
that "hurt" hand illustrator actually reminds me more of a "cranking up the volume" gesture than simply twisting to cause pain. great catch, brilliant and informative insight as always! ❤
@@mickeymou5e I don't know what that is but there are plenty of articles regarding: his reluctance to take them. He would have to be more erratic than this interview to commit him to a psych hospital, however.
@@mickeymou5e I have a bi-polar family member so I have some idea of just how erratic one has to be in order to be confined. This interview did not come close. Google it. 🙄
The punished kid is so relatable and makes me feel for him. His ego is protecting him and his desire to evolve exists. You have to scream for attention or NOBODY will listen.
I just want to congratulate you. This was done so well. I feel you approached this sensitive subject with such elegance. You bring up great points, very informative. I appreciate your approach and wish more people would be willing to look at others through the behavioral lens. It was wonderful not to hear someone condemn Kanye or try to defend him. This analysis was truly impressive. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and thoughts ❤️ really fantastic. Well done.
It's not illegal to harvest rainwater but it does have to be contained with a cover. I learned this because I was collecting rain water for my garden and had an officer make me dump the water out. All I had to do really was put a lid on my bucket so it would cause mosquito infestation. So I too was under the impression I wasn't allowed to collect rain water until I researched it for myself (this was in California so it also could've had to do with the draught we are constantly in)
This, Plus laws change all the time, he might of heard 20 years ago you can't collect rain water and now you can. Like in Colorado you can collect water in a sealed container upto 110 gallons. but only from single family residents. but you cant at apartment complexes.
Yes yes yes brilliant! Love how you break it down and also how the interviewers were able make him question his thinking/ what he was saying. Extremely important video to watch & understand. Thanks for posting 🙏
Personally I think this is a case of someone being very good at something and being lavished with praise way beyond what the limits of his talent actually are, to the point where he genuinely believes he can do anything. Being very good at music doesn't necessarily make you a very good critical thinker or make you have a unique insight into the world, anymore than if you happened to be super talented in any other particular area
In British Columbia Canada rainwater collection is meant to be controlled by municipality. In a municipality I once lived in you can only collect rainwater if your get a permit and buy a rain barrel from the city where they come and set it up. Very weird.
While it is not a widespread law, there are definitely locations in the US where it is illegal to collect rainwater. I cannot specifically name a place off the top of my head, but it's something I hear often on homesteading sites. Turns out, that's something one needs to check in local and/or county ordinances.
This is super insightful! It was super cool how you saw the link between the beginning and later on. I haven't watched the actual interview, but I had some thoughts on some of the things you've discussed 😊 1. The way he talks as if everyone already knows what he's referring to. I actually have two perspectives on this. One is that he's not assuming people know, but he also doesn't care if they don't - bc if they want to know, then they can ask. I think that can actually tie into his knowledge is power thing later too - bc if they don't know then they have to ask him for the information (or stay ignorant). The second may be bc I'm AuDHD, but I have a lot going on in my brain at all times. While most of the time I feel it's pretty clear that I am genuinely super scatterbrained, sometimes it can present as me assuming people know the context or that they can make the same logical leaps I did. Usually whats happening is that I'm so focussed on trying to get my thoughts out that I forget to add extra context. Sometimes I might have also discussed the topic before and forgotten who had context already. I can't at all say that's the case for Ye, I can absolutely see it being arrogance/narcissism, but I can also understand how someone can leave out information that's relevant to understand the point they're making without assuming people know it. 2. I thought he same about 'hurt" = hits/impacts. I feel like he wants to be heard, and wants people to really feel SOMETHING. I don't think he really cares about whether they were impacted positively or negatively - like he's fine with collateral damage - as long as people are listening to/feeling something about what he's putting out. 3. WIth the rainwater/information thing. It wouldn't surprise me at all if giving an incorrect fact was part of his point. He makes it clear he values intelligence (and how highly he regards his own), so me, this seems like a demonstration for why it's important for people to have information and intelligence (albeit it a chaotic one). People who lack information/intelligence would be more likely to believe him saying that, bc literally what you said: "he's saying it with such conviction, it must be true". So having information/intelligence is an asset bc they will think more critically, and question it/look it up. At the risk of projecting one of my own toxic behaviours - it could have even been a "test" to see if they meet *his* criteria of intelligent. 4. I also loved hearing your perspective on the interviewing. I always hate when they cut people off bc even if you disagree, that's not how you have a proper argument. You can't shut someone else down without listening to them but still expect them to listen to you. Personally, I also feel that to hold a strong opinion on something you have to understand other perspectives and why you disagree with them. And on social media, there's the added consideration for potentially educatng the audience vs potentially alienating them.
Delusions of Grandeur! He is definitely on the Cluster B spectrum. I agree 100% with your assessment. Messiah Complex. I do think the music industry is very dark, but I would never focus on a group of people culturally. You are awesome! I love your empathy, & talent. Much Love All
What points should we keep in mind while examining a drunk man? Like, we know that parts of their brain related to fear work differently (amygdala)... And many other things, like they become socially bold but, how does that complements body language?
Thank you for this breakdown. I was to the point where I’ve never been into Kanye anyway but his horrific behavior lately had basically made me tune completely out to him. You shared some very important take aways. I only watched this to support you. I am glad I did.
I think he is "a man on a mission" he does see himself as some kind of saviour, he gets attention by being controversial and confrontational, his mission as i see it is to wake up the world, but his own addictions, character flaws and upbringing are working against him in his inability to be an example of a non violent human, the kind that can be part of what he imagines in a perfect, peaceful, equal world. He is capable of insights about himself, (the jealousy realization) but he has a long way to go before he can be taken seriously as a leader. So yes at this stage he apears delusional, grandiose, and fragile. He is a bright guy, and with genuine emotion. He does need therapy, it would help him straighten up his thinking and verbalising of his ideas. HUGE FAN OF YOUR SHOW SPIDEY... THANKS🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The "can't collect rainwater in the usa" has been told to me by my grandparents so its probably something that he heard from someone he trusts to know what they are saying is true. There are different laws and restrictions per state, so that further muddies things unfortunately.
Kanye is an intelligent rapper.. rappers use metaphors and punchlines all the time where they say things.. and those who know, know.. but many times we don’t know what their metaphors mean... so when he’s sitting here explaining things without breaking down what exactly it is or who it is that he’s talking about.. I take it that he figures.. those who don’t know can go look it up.. but those who do know.. they know what’s up. Kanye seems wise in my opinion..
That’s a reallllllly great point! When I was younger I listened to a lot of rap/ hip-hop (Eminem, DMX and Dre mostly) and they would often say things and I had no clue what they’re talking about. Ye talks like he raps! You just made an amazing contribution to this conversation. Thank you so much for taking the time ❤️
I bow to this point
I see what your saying and why, but I dont see it as wise so much as arrogant. And yes, also narcissistic. It really is great that they were able to get him to kind of rethink and own his point of view, but for me, it doesn't change what he's saying. And I believe that racism in any form is wrong. No matter who it is. No color, no group of people should ever be judged by the actions of a few. And for those actions to be judged because of jealousy is really no better than judging them out of fear, or not understanding. But, this is only my opinion. I absolutely see a lot of narcism in his words and actions. And ive only seen whats been shown here and not the full thing. I dont think I really want to see the whole thing, so I appreciate that things were cut.
As a survivor of long term narcissistic abuse, at the hands of both narcissists and borderlines, I can say with absolute certainty that Kanye is a grandiose narcissist. He fits all of the criteria. I applaud Kim for finally be able to get free of his endless control, manipulation, belittlement, and emotional and psychological abuse. I hate how many people believe and enable his nonsensical delusions of simultaneous superiority and absolute victimhood, and allow him to demonize and discard his exes.
Stop being a flying monkey of his, and stop making excuses for his insanity.
@@tracykym9972 I agree that Kanye is narcissistic. Hes also unmedicated bipolar. When he talks its usually when hes manic and has delusions of grandeur.
Hey Everyone! Sorry about the mixup with this video! Had to reupload due to a few problems with the original draft that I hadn't seen. Glad those of you who saw the original upload enjoyed it! Hope everyone else enjoys this one! :D
Don't worry about it! Guys please watch the video from the beginning if you seen the first upload. Helps the channel ❤💜
It's okay, thank you for share this with us!
Good to know it was of your own accord, there are weird things going on lately... I'll give this new upload a watch !
I found it really weird when I couldnt find the video after pausing it for a bit, but I'm glad you reuploaded it! I am a psycologist student who has always struggled to udnertand basic body language and body cues from people, and your videos make is so much easier for me to udnerstand the world and waht otehr peopel are thinking. Thank you! Btw, sorry for all the typos xD
I wondered what happened. I finished watching it and was going to make a comment but the comment section just kept spinning so I tried to refresh and it was gone! It was a good video and I'm sure this one is too!
Ye needs to get over himself and come back down to earth. I think his success has caused him to lose touch with reality. I'm sure the people he has a beef with are the same people who made HIM successful! 1st world problems for sure.
Spidey, as an autistic female I can comfortably say that you have been one of the main things that has aided me with my communication and empathy skills. Love your vids ❤
Wow that’s so awesome! I’m so glad you’re finding value in these videos 😊
@@TheBehavioralArts studying at Oxford uni and hoping to meet you one day! You are such an inspiration❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It’s possible he might be autistic not narcissistic. I know people who talk like they expect others to know what they are talking about and they are not narcissistic but on the autistic spectrum.
@truelove I thought of that also! I’m autistic and my boss pointed something like that out to me. My brains sometimes go so fast that my speech can’t keep up, especially when I’m in a meeting. Then I go to my safe place and it tends to be a bit too technical for the rest of the group.
It’s a three year old mindset to think that people can read your mind (or know what you’re thinking). Wondering if a part of him is arrested at age 3. I’ve heard of Kanye and don’t really know much about him. He seems unstable, given his public behavioral outbursts. He smiled while he talked about how is music hurts. Smiling with hurting others is a sadistic behavior. Or, he is wanting others to empathize with him (get him) or others who are hurting.
Your videos make me cry! You are so amazing at seeing a person as.... well, as a person! You see the good, the bad, the weakness, the strength, and the context that the person is in and you aren't dismissive, but inclusive of that whole person!! I loved the part of this video where you point out Ye's reflection and sincere consideration of a different opinion after some excellent interviewing. I just really appreciate how you point out the positive in the world, not just for positivity's sake because it's true and fair. You are so good at talking about the fact that people and circumstances are multidimensional and should not be reduced to anything less. Thank you so much! The world (and the internet!) needs more people like you!! 😁❤️🙂
Wow. Thank you so much for your kind words and very specific compliment. It really means the world 🤗
What a great (and true) comment! I agree with you 100%
Kanye is a fool. Period
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This!!
I've really been appreciating your videos. I like how careful you are in your analysis and in your respect for the subjects of your videos as human beings and for your areas of expertise. I enjoy learning from you.
Thank you so much for the support and kind words. We get nowhere by attacking and judging. A little respect goes a long way 😊
Thanks to you I applied to university to study psychology today! You were a huge part of my psychology journey so far and I mentioned your the influence of your videos in my personal statement, so thank you so much for your content!! It has given me so much to think about and even helped me choose the direction I wanted to take in my education and maybe career! Who knows? All I have to do now is get accepted and I’m on my way!
Thank you and keep analyzing!
Awesome story! I hope you smash your studies and I look forward to watching your channel one day!
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i love psychology but once i realized you need 8 years or more for a good enough paying job i dropped out after year 1
@@dimitrinicomanis oh no not at all. my life has a lot going on but to sum it up i dropped out, invested my loan into stocks and did well from that, haven’t stopped buying/trading stocks since. i found that i am good at sales jobs and on the side i can still study psych, stock trading, business, etc.
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These hosts are great. It's not their job to censor but to dig deeper. And they did.
Preach! I hate that the media is on their case. They way they patiently waited and then got someone who at the very least has heavily narcissistic behavior, to reconsider his position is something many many many have tried to do and have failed. They deserve medals
Never heard of Azoff. The twisting motion when he says “hurts” could be like he’s sticking and twisting a knife.
Came to say this, and you said it for me! Thanks! My thought, exactly - twisting the knife. 👏🏻👍🏻💖
Yep that’s what I thought too!
I thought the exact same thing!
Totally agree
You need to picture a knife in his hand and as soon as you do you realize that it would just be waving around not twisting. Now stick a set of keys in his hands.
The "hurt" gestures seemed more like a twisting of the knife gesture to me. When I heard that fragment, I instantly thought "Oh, he means he wants you to feel his lyrics in your heart", but that's just my take. It would also connect to the twisting of the knife gesture as that's usually connected to a stab to the heart.
I agree and wondered if I was weird for thinking that.
I agree. I associated hurt with feel. Which is what all artists try to do and what makes them successful or not. For me he is right and not saying anything controversial. He talks metaphorically because that's the mode his brain is on all the time, his artistic side. I see the same in Johnny Depp, just that JD is more poetic, still metaphorical, but not so hard to interpret. But neither speak the way we do.
Wow! I don't comment often, but I have to say that this was an amazing analysis. I've never understood what Ye talked about, neither in interviews nor in his music, and what he says comes across as extremely disturbing and triggering. He talks as if we know every detail of his life, as if we know every person he has met. I have a friend who often name-drops people I don't know (e.g. 'Alex came to visit' instead of 'my neighbor came to visit') and I always thought that was a sign of being insecure and wanting to look cool. I thought this was happening here as well. Interesting to see you mentioned narcissistic traits since narcissists are also extremely insecure. Maybe he's trying to compensate why being extra grandiose.
Similarly, he keeps repeating his "intelligence" for us to know he is intelligent but it is to the point where it's as if he's not repeating it to convince us but himself
@@seedsoflove7684 I know someone who does that all the time. She's a hairdresser so she knows everyone and everything (you know what they say about hairdressers...) and she's always *name did this and said that, and when I tell I don't know who the person is, she brings up all their family tree and all different kind of info about them....and I still don't know who they are!!
Talking to that person is exhausting but I could never point out why was bothering me so much until now
I think it's a sign of a person that is not good at understanding the thought processes of others, he is not thinking of how it sounds to you. I have a friend like that and he often does not add required explanatory detail when speaking but it's not due to arrogance, he's just a genius at math but terrible at communication skills. He doesn't realize he speaks in a confusing way. He's terrible at imagining any thought processes other than his own. He also thinks that lots of people are just as good at math as him (totally wrong) but he thinks they are just too busy or distracted with other things to put in the effort. I keep telling him other people are not crunching cosigns in their head on the fly because they are not capable of it but he has trouble believing me. It's fairly easy for him so he assumes it's fairly easy for others as well, which is actually the reverse of being arrogant.
@@Justc_J he is very insecure that’s why he always says he’s a genius, he’s the richest black man in America etc.
Thanks Spidey. I have interviewed many people during my career and when I discovered that letting people talk was the most important thing I could do, I became better at interviewing people? It isn’t always easy to do this, especially when they dive freely down some rabbit holes and you have no idea how or why you got there? But what you discover when there is very important? I feel for the two people that were interviewing, especially since they took flack for this. But because they allowed him to talk they were able to have those stunning moments of realization for Ye. Also, If you had to stop watching and let your cat comfort you several times I think I will skip the entire interview? What I heard was enough, I mean my dog is here and always willing to participate in any comfort moments, but I think me (and the dog) are both good?
Thank you Spidey for another great video and analysis! T ✌🏻 ❤️
True. Listening often pays off.
ok, "I had to go hug my cat" was the best, best, BEST thing ever! Also, the point about letting them talk and get it all out, YES! Cutting someone off and saying "I'm not listening to this anymore," is sometimes necessary for our own mental health, but NEVER listening and letting them finish is our own ego getting in the way of some kind of understanding. Like you said, you'll never get them to self -reflect if you just cut them off.
So I’ve been a fan here for a few months now, but that line about taking breaks from this interview to go hug the cat… that’s it. That does it.
Fan for life. 😹
Really really enjoying this channel! 🐈 ❤
Haha thanks 🤗
The moment when he realized the prejudice and said it was because he was jealous was amazing. I think this gave me insight into why people are prejudiced. In a way he almost seems like a child, realizing his emotions and why he has them. It’s bizarre and interesting.
That’s a classic sign of a psychological illness
Can someone share a time stamp of this moment, please?
He realizes those emotions, but has no interest in reform. He is self aware, but he is not doing the work of integration. He refuses medication, justifies everything he does, and presents as someone who is unwilling and possibly unable to change. This is why his statements/allegations/behaviours become more extreme. Many people with personality disorders can become self aware, but it doesn't change the fact that they are dangerous.
@@yoshi4691 Totally agree. How many times has he apologized for his behavior and then sometimes days later engaged in the same problematic behavior. He’s not interested in change, he’s interested in manipulation. I feel so sorry for his children.
@@gaiagem2012 i think his success is the key to his inability to see what he really needs to do to change and why. Surrounded by yes men its easy to not see your own flaws.
37:30 What he’s talking about with “Blueprint of The Blueprint” is that Jay-Z made an album called “The Blueprint.” It’s regarded as one of Jay-Z’s best albums and one of the best hip hop albums in general.
Kanye produced some of the biggest songs on that album, including Heart of The City and IZZO. You would probably know both of those songs if you hear them despite not being a hip hop fan. On a song called “Last Call,” he explained that the Heart of The City beat that he produced became the signature sound of The Blueprint and the album proceeding it, “The Dynasty.”
So what he’s saying is that he created the blueprint for Jay-Z to make The Blueprint. Which is arguably pretty true. There’s no denying Ye’s impact in hip hop. But that doesn’t mean that comparison actually makes sense in this context.
So in layman's terms, he feels he is the creator, puppet master, his "God" complex coming through. So he will just create peace, the end to war. Us mere mortals surely wouldn't understand. Yeah, dude, you are going to need to come up with a real plan if you want people to believe you can make it happen.
Thanks for the background info fill-in! I would have never knew this if you didn't say. LOL
It takes a very kind truthful and patient heart to continue to look at a person with a bad rep and see the good in them and then bring your insights to us on an adult level, you are such a great guy Spidey and a genius at seeing what's inside the behaviour and statements of people others may write off, BRAVO!
Thank you so much Patricia. This means the world to me. In reality I just try to do exactly what the hosts of this podcast did. They disagreed with most of what he said but if they lashed out it wouldn’t solve anything. It’s easy to be kind to someone you agree with, we are really put to the test when we try to be kind to someone we disagree with in hopes that they will extent the same cutesy to us and consider our position. I tell myself this before every analysis 😊
Yes, I like that he always says both good and bad about the people he analyzes, and is not biased. :)
It's sad, but true.
This was an amazing interview. Your analysis of it really shines a bright light on how powerful the lessons that we can learn from this are. I have not seen the full video. To me that isn't whats important. What is important is that people learn to look at the whole picture not just a few headline grabbers. You have done an amazing job of not only highlighting the impact of the interview on ye but also how the hosts had done a very difficult thing in allowing it to go on to the point where they then had the opportunity to shed light on the issues raised and actually have him listen. So much insight in just the few clips you have chosen.
That last clip. BOOM he's Jealous of the Jewish community. These hosts have done a very difficult thing and that is to make someone who obviously had a very strong hate for a community they saw as unfairly privileged, realize and admit that they are jealous AND that it wasn't the whole community. That is very amazing!
I'm not good at body analysis, but I'm not really bad reading people or sensing them... And he give me chills
Your videos don’t just help me get more understanding about what others may be thinking/feeling, but allow me to analyze myself. I’m not always as emotionally intelligent as I would like, and being aware of what my body is doing helps me better understand what my mind is still trying to process. I think that’s something you don’t get enough credit for. We’re not just voyeurs looking at wreckage of other people’s lives, we also want to be healthy happy versions of ourselves and your vids help me with that. It helps me understand what my own body language is saying to others, and what type of energy I’m bringing into other people’s orbits. Even around the house, I find myself being more aware of when my tough questions may be creating negative environment with my kids or when my wife is passionate about something that I may be dismissive about. Thanks
Love this comment! I feel the exact same way.
Throughout the clips you discuss, the way he holds his shoulders in and slightly down indicates an underlying sadness to me, as well as his tone of voice. Wearing a cap indoors when the others are bareheaded seems an odd choice for a narcissist. By continually shading his eyes, and giving himself the option to hide his eyes by just tilting his head slightly, perhaps indicates vulnerability, a need to be able to protect and shield himself. I have not been exposed to Ye (from NZ) so see him as a man who has achieved a great deal, but who is now outside his immediate family circle and without the emotional maturity to fully understand how his behaviour is the thing coming between him and his family and needs to change. I hope he finds the help and comfort he so obviously needs.
Thank you for your insightful and humane analysis, your channel is an oasis of reason and balance 💐
I grew up with a parent who SUFFERED from bipolar who had many manic episodes scattered in very lucid intelligent thinking. His interviews lately remind me very much of what I’m seeing and hearing. His mind is bouncing around and moving so fast that we don’t often follow because we can’t keep up. My father used certain words and language during these episodes that wasn’t quite right, like you pointed out with the hurt comments. He did an interview a while back talking about his experience being forced into the hospital for treatment. It was so like our family history and it affected me so much I wrote him a letter thanking him for his insight and willingness to talk about that painful time. I was crying so hard because I knew that he understood what was happening. His religious rants are something my at her did . As a matter of fact it was the increase in GOD talking to him that often was our first clue that a manic episode was coming. He would get increasingly paranoid about government agencies and such during these times. That doesn’t mean that once the state to were examined independently that some of them made sense. Thank you so much for this ! It’s important that we look a little deeper and set aside our revulsion over some of what he says to really understand his message. I think your analysis and your unbiased opinions help others to see this.
@@seedsoflove7684 I think it's scary that if you criticize the government, people will label you bipolar. That works very well for any tyrannical government doesn't it? Yikes.
How dare you attribute his passion to mental illness. That is disgusting
@@SspaceB What do you mean? Did you fully digest the poster's comment? 🤔
Having been married to someone who had manic episodes, I see so many similarities with YE. And I can honestly say that I don’t think it’s necessarily an “illness”. I think they actually get glimpses of the other side. Voices of “god” or perceived “god” are real. My husband had many profound insights and prophesies that proved true in time. But he also was painfully aware of the evil corruptness in the world, in a heightened way (paranoia). I think there is grains of wisdom in what YE says. It has to be sorted. He is playing the trickster. What can we learn? Time will tell.
@@kyliejones8827 @Shadoe Jones @S B, it is well known that Kanye was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder many years ago and refuses to take meds because as he feels it affects his creativity. I try not to judge him because of his mental illness but some of the stuff he says and does toward women and others can be enfuriating.
"Hurt" - The way he says hurt is a prime example of the way he communicates. He could have said "impact" but he uses hyperbolic illustrative words in an attempt to make a greater impact with his words. I think his hand motion with "hurt" is illustrative of twisting a knife. You can put the knife in to off a person, but you can twist it to make it really hurt.
Yes I was thinking the same thing
Brilliant!
🤔 i must disagree with the knife idea. I saw it and looking at it carefully you see the fingers are in position as if he were holding a key. If it were a knife it would be a fist.
That’s what came to my mind for sure. Twisting the knife. It has more than just a stab or stab motion.
totally felt the knife...a stab will be damaging but a twist (takes more thought and time) and causes more pain and likely irreparable damage.
You analyzed this brilliantly, Spidey! I think you actually “get” Ye…and that’s VERY Important! He’s human…and not afraid to speak his mind about it. As controversial as this interview may be, the fact that the hosts let him vent so they could get to the bottom of what he’s trying to say is huge!
💯💯💯
Sadly though, that’s not their job. Should’ve been done privately in a therapist’s office. Not by radio hosts and media specialists who then put it on a public platform where it will then hurt listeners/viewers.
Remember a little something called the first amendment
I hope the DJs are able to see this! Great analysis, as always!
As someone with bipolar disorder, I see the same in Ye. The WAY he is talking, he seems manic. He sends of manic energy. Mania would also explain the paranoia, the not totally clear, a little delusional thinking. The bipolar combine with narc traits (which I have too), totally oozes off him. He needs a good therapist and medication. Despite some of what he says, I have a lot of sympathy for him. He is very sick. And thr struggle is clear in his face and body demeanor as well.
I hope he gets some help. Thank you Spidey!❤🙌
Omg you are everything I have been looking for!! Subscribed immediately! So glad I found you 🥳
Ye was diagnosed as bipolar, which he has talked about and how he doesn’t take medication for it because he feels like the meds mess with his creativity. This diagnosis could explain the delusions of grandeur. I’m definitely not a fan of Ye because of everything he has said and done, but I do think him being unmedicated is part (not all) of the reason for his actions. (I also want to note that this isn’t true for everyone that is bipolar, and Ye is not representative of everyone, who is bipolar.)
@@jackoh991 oh I completely agree that he is responsible for his behavior and his choice to be unmedicated. My comment and the way it was worded was a response to Spidey’s speculation in the video on the delusions of grandeur and asking for thoughts on the source of those delusions of grandeur. Since I was thinking about it from that aspect, I didn’t mean for my comment to come off as excusing his behavior (which is inexcusable), but I can see now how it would come off like that. I was focused on the discussion of the source of the delusions of grandeur, rather than someone taking responsibility for their actions and wasn’t even thinking about the responsibility aspect (since I do believe people are responsible for their own actions). I meant for my comment about him being unmedicated as the reason for part of his action as a statement of speculation that if he did chose to take medication, then he might not have the delusions of grandeur and go to such wild and extreme ways when voicing his beliefs and prejudices (again just speculation on my part). Whether he is medicated or not doesn’t change his beliefs and prejudices, which are abhorrent.
Kanye is not bipolar, if he was then he wouldn’t keep refusing medication. He said that to excuse his behavior and manipulate us. He is a grandiose narcissist, he fits every single trait of NPD.
@@winxclubstellamusa Why do you think a bipolar person doesn't continue to refuse medication?
@@hbarlaam because real bipolar people don’t want to hurt anyone accidentally or on purpose, while narcissists love to hurt people, and play mind games to make their victims thoroughly believe that everything is their fault, and that the narcissist is the blameless and powerless victim, despite them being the only aggressor and oppressor.
Kanye loves that people excuse his lies, deceit, insults, and emotional and psychological manipulation because they think that he is bipolar. Meanwhile, there is no genuinely bipolar person who says that Kanye represents them or bares any resemblance to them.
@@winxclubstellamusa I don't think anyone is excusing his bipolar. A lot of people are acutely aware that he is irresponsibly coasting on his mania by refusing to take his meds. They end up dismissing him as a result. Narcs have similar delusions, but theirs tend to be more grounded (I'll save this company / I'll save this family), which makes it harder for victims to spot because they don't seem to act so outlandishly.
Having lived with a person suffering from mental illness, it was a constant cycle of them being offensive then feeling remorse /apologizing for the behavior, then back to being offensive again. They leave scorched earth for those of us trying to be supportive of them.
Underrated comment 👏👏👏. Hairs on the back of my neck stood up when he was talking about still hoping to reconcile with "his family" / aka Kim.
For sure
Yes I feel that
What an amazing analysis 👏👏👏
Thank you so much 😊
Hey Spidey, I love your work and it's teaching me a lot about how to read my clients as well as others. I am a mental health counselor and watching Ye reminds me of someone with Bipolar Disorder in a manic phase that has become delusional and they go into the grandiosity. His thoughts appear to be jumping around going from one thread to another, not always connected, because that's how it is in a manic mind. Of course I'm not seeing this as one continual conversation or monolog, but I see this behavior often in clients. I understand your thoughts about narcissistic personality disorder also, I don't have as much experience with that disorder, since they rarely come in to therapy. I do know that they also become more and more delusional because it's all a delusion. A narcissist has absolutely no self worth at their core, the facade of greatness is what they have created to cover the horrible insecurity they hide. That's why they often have to attack anyone who threatens their delusional facade, being built on sand it's very fragile like their egos. I only just started watching this so I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes. Thanks for your work!
Wow thanks so much for this information Nancy! I really appreciate the insight. And you’re spot on. Ye has been in fact diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I know that narcissism and bipolarity aren’t mutually exclusive in fact they often are seen side by side and I think that’s what we might be seeing here. Thanks for s very well articulated comment. Your clients are very lucky to have someone kind and intelligent to work with 😊
Thank you for responding and your kind words. I thought I had heard he had Bipolar and yes they do often co-occur which just really builds on the delusional grandiosity. They are often brilliant, but it gets confused in the instability of their minds. I remember you mentioned a group that helps new you tubers get started, but I can't remember the name you mentioned at the end of one of your videos. If you get to read this I'd like that information. Thanks again!
@@nancyodell1185 you mentioned these people don’t usually come in for therapy. I understand why to a point. If you have someone like this in your life, like an adult son for a hypothetical 😉, any advice for helping to convince them to get help.
Obviously I’m talking about my son, I don’t know if I think is has narcissistic tendencies, but I would put money on bipolar or something similar. His life is hard, and he usually has only himself to blame for it. Anyone on the outside looking in can see that he is bringing it on himself but trying to convince him of that is impossible. He’s been diagnosed as a child as ADHD but I’ve never felt like that was quite right and after a lot of research and some documentaries about childhood bipolar I can say it’s like reading about my son or watching the story of his life if that makes sense. I have 6 children, if they all behaved the way he does I might think I just win worst mother ever awards but he is so far the opposite of the rest I just don’t even know how to deal with him and now that he’s legally an adult I can’t force his mental healthcare anymore. I do carry him on my health insurance so he can take advantage of it if I can ever convince him but nothing seems to work and I just want him to be happy and healthy and don’t know how to help him. 2 of my other children, identical twins, are autistic so between the 3 of them I’ve run the gamut of mental health services and educational services but I just can’t figure out how to help him or convince him to help himself.
If you, or anyone else for that matter, has any suggestions I am open to any suggestions. Please, just so long as people aren’t being nasty or disrespectful, I will try just about anything at this point!
@Nancy O'Dell: Thank you for sharing your expertise and ideas about what may be going on with Ye.🌺
@pinkfluffydino8217 I know this comment was made a year ago but I wanted to check in and see how everything is?
I'm not a mental health professional, however, I suffer from PTSD, Autism, BPD (BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER - to which can also be misdiagnosed as bipolar and vice versa) psychosis, chronic anxiety, and depression.
And, over the years, as I've got older, I've gone to many different therapies. Learned so many different things and I've also worked in health care for quite a while and studied it in college.
Therefore, I'd like to ask if your son has sought help since this comment?
What are his symptoms?
What are the signs?
Etc etc.
You can drop me a message privately if you really wanted. I may not be able to guide you professionally but I do come from a place of empathy and knowledge of specific disorders. Plus a person to speak to if you needed any advice at all.
This man needs professional help. I mean this. It's like watching a car crash in slow motion... we all know how it's going to end but we just keep watching.
He needs help. He doesn' t need a mike, he needs to be ignored. He will do and say anything to get his daily dose of attention. I can see the neglected child within and attention is not the cure.
He's the spoilt brat who keeps throwing his toys out of the pram.
We need to stop trying to make sense of his meaningless rumblings.
The best commentary here!
The "we all know how it's going to end" makes me really worried that he is gonna kill someone or plan a terror attack, or commit suicide one day...... :(
@@yolenda_loves_to_sing Sadly I agree with that. It worries me that it would be Kim and their kids. Kinda like, if I can’t have them, no one can. And maybe he’d though Kris in just for all of their issues to. Lol. No one wants this. So they better get him some real help quick.
@@momwithaplan1287 Yea, but luckily Kim and the kids are rich enough to have enough security around them probably. I just hope Kanye didn't transfer his anger to himself or any other innocent citizens.
Absolutely. He has bipolar, and refuses to get help for it. Unfortunately, denial is a huge factor for many with the disorder.
Took time to digest everything you said here. You remind us why it's important to listen to the whole video. You remind me to be patient and be in touch with humanity and compassion wherever possible. I forget that, often.
Having said that... my gut feelings about him remain. His only message is "Me." It's exhausting and it shouldn't take two men three hours to show that Kanye cannot figure out what he means or wants to really say. He's all over the place, and I don't believe that's helpful to anyone. I hope he gets really good people in his world to help him achieve some kind of peace. He reminds me that money definitely does not buy happiness.
Hey Spidey, Great video as always. Im not a huge Ye fan but i am a huge Spidey fan so I watched it. A few observations/questions here for me.
1. When you were talking about him often talking about things that others don't know and he acts like if 'everyone should know who Cameron Yezzof is'. I wonder if this is a narcissistic trait that he developed over the years. I'll act like you know 'x'. If you admit you don't know 'x', you are admitting that I am better than you. If you don't admit it, it will be hard for you to attack my narrative. Either way, he wins.
2. Messiah complex / delusion of grandeur. Great explanations. Great demonstration of their differences. You could also note that on the opposite side there is the 'imposter syndrome'. Where people don't believe they deserve to be where they are. Or that it will all disappear.
3. Hurt. I think you are correct. A few thoughts... His definition of hurt might be 'rubbing my success in your face'. I think this would fit. And then his gesture is like 'turning the volume up' or 'taking it up a notch'. This isn't very different from what you said but in different words.
4. Rainwater vs facts. Oof. This is why Im not a fan of this guy. lol.
5. The clip with 'they aren't all bad'. Great finds. Yes, the host was great. 'Please say THAT'.
6. I don't understand why the media is shitting on the hosts. They did a great job of letting Ye show people who he is. If he said dumb stuff, the media should judge him, not the hosts.
7. I cannot believe you made that link to the first clip as to why he showed Cameron 'higher' than 'his' people. It makes so much sense and fits so well. It is amazing that you caught that with a 1 and 1/2 hour separation. That is amazing. That is CONTENT we are here for!
8. Ye couldn't hold a candle to Sasha Baron Cohen. He is a creative mastermind.
9. 'I could end war'. WOW! What a douchebag. Sorry, Im trying not to be judgmental but wow. Anyway, yeah, your analysis is bang on there.
My conclusion. I agree 100% with your conclusions. In different words. He's an absolute success story that has gotten detached from the reality but hasn't realized it. He suffers from a Messiah complex and thinks he is brilliant when he learns a fact that is new to him because he thinks that fact must also be unknown by everyone else.
My comments on you and your behavior for today:
1. I love the way you pronounce button with your Quebec accent. Please do not ever change it.
2. I love when you demonstrate the gestures you are describing. It is adorable. Especially the hand in front of mouth.
3. Your body language and word choice shows us that you are truthful in your passion for this.
Thanks for being you, Spidey. Bonne journée, mon ami!
(sorry for the long post, I got carried away)
Wow amazing observations through and through! I agree with all of it and I especially agree with the Sacha Baron Cohen thing. In fact, I filmed a segment about that then found it a little too long and removed it. He says he’s in SBC’s level and he says whatever goes through his mind. If he thinks that’s what Sacha Sharon Cohen is doing, he’s very very wrong. The guys Is extremely premeditated, but he hides it well. Ye clearly has no idea what SBC’s level is and him thinking he’s on that level is just another sign of his arrogance
@@TheBehavioralArts You are bang on. Sacha does so much prep and work for his craft that it may seem like he's ad-libing but he is not at all. He might be great at improv but that too is because he is so prepared. The opposite of what Ye thinks it is.
@@christianpoirier493 yep. That statement Ye made really indicates how little he gets. Great catch on your part there 😊
I really appreciate your channel, but this video was really beneficial for me. I'm an extremely empathetic individual but I've struggled to find compassion for "Ye" in his current status. Your analysis was really helpful for me to be able to extend empathy to an individual who is experiencing a mental health crisis. I wish there were someone who could intervene on his behalf and get him the help he so desperately needs.
I had many similar observations, specifically the face touching near the end. I especially appreciated your insight on how the hosts handled things, as I also thought they did well. The moment in which he was "called out" closer to the beginning of your video was monumental, in that it showed Ye taking accountability, which I feel is something we don't see much of in his current mental state.
Thank you for the incredible content that you put out. You have exceptional talent and I am happy that I stumbled upon your channel months ago! You are so insightful and an absolute joy to watch. I'm grateful for all that you share with us and hope to catch one of your shows one day!
He gets stomach aches and diarrhea like the rest of us.
If he had no money,
no one would tolerate the crap he spews!
I thought your analysis was so thorough, fair and wise.
I know he really believes he can end war but jfc how delusional does one need to be to utter that claim?!
He appears significantly mentally ill. They should NOT be giving him a platform right now.
If he had no money nobody would know he exists outside of the usual
I should point out, that when he had no money, he was exactly the same lol he’s always talked like this, and people have always treated him the same way because of it. This is not new kanye behavior
@@icanfartloud he made money off of everyone knowing his name. Not the other way around.
@@orange2896 stop listening... Cover your ears...
As someone who had an emotionally abusive relationship for years with a narcissistic, I find his mannerisms and way he talks to be incredibly similar. It's amazing that the hosts were able to get him to reflect and adjust his wording and thoughts in any way.
Having said all that, he is his own worst enemy and unless he can do some deep diving therapy and get his shit together he will end up ruining himself.
He didn't genuinely self reflect. True narcissists are incapable of that. He just changed his narrative to stay in the relatively favorable spot of center of admiration and attention. Typical of narcissists, Ye is not attached to his principles, but attached to gaining attention that favors whatever his self image of the day is.
I couldn't agree more. It's so painful to watch
@@StellarHeron wonderfully said!! I 100% agree that he didnt reflect himself but changed his narrative. Jealousy is the driving force in a narcissist, because it doesnt make sense in their world of grandiosity, that someone else is having more power/influence/money than they have. And the open confirmation of jealousy was not a vulnerable self reflection, but simply another justification for their egocentric behaviour.
So relatable i too spend over a decade with an abusive narcissistic/sociopathic ex/children's father
Very similar characteristics & behaviour
3yrs post separation & still healing from the damage
That is clearly mania... literally every symptom but for jumping off a building, which he is metaphorically doing. Narcissism is a different beast... Mania is temporary.
Conversations are how we learn and help each other. Nobody needs to silence anyone. Nobody has to give you the backstory. Researching for yourself is a good thing and has been lost.
You, Spidey are an inspiration. I watch your videos religiously every night before I go to sleep.
Also you are pretty cute 😊
My 25 year old son was recently hospitalized and while he was in the hospital he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder experiencing mania. Seriously, listening to Ye, it sounds like bipolar disorder. The biggest problem is people in this elevated state, don't know they're in it. They're just feeling it in a really big way. It's absolutely real to them. They're not self-aware. If he does have bipolar disorder and he's in a manic state, does an analysis of his behavior change?
Appreciate you re-uploading it to fix up a few things! Commenting simply to try help this video perform well in the algorithm ☺️
Thank you so much 🤗 😊
@@TheBehavioralArts my pleasure! Love all your stuff 😊
The Blueprint of the Blueprint; he’s referring to Jay Z Album. He produced the Blueprint Album. That Album is said to have given the recipe for success in the Rap Game. He’s saying he is responsible for the success of Rap; so he has the ability to mirror a successful Blueprint for anything else.
Thank you for posting this comment. My sons had to explain this to me. I had no idea what Ye was referring to and your explanation clarified so well!! He really believes we know about all of his accomplishments in the music industry from the beginning of his career… and many of us don’t know ….
Great comment.
There are other good comments from people that understand his world a bit better. Which we could compile them. I don't think most people gets that we cannot assess his words like we do ours (if we want to be fair). I see it from Johnny Depp too, just that JD is older, more poetic too, have been around enough to know to moderate it when needed, but his nature is very metaphorical, Ye too.
Thanks for your comment.
I love coming home from a business trip and seeing content from you! I tend not to look at body language but listen to what is being said and build a narrative around what I think based on what I know about a situation. Your content allows me to flex in a slightly different way. :) Hopefully, I can put some of these things to use in my profession.
I'm at the 25% mark, the part where you ask us, "what do you think?" Ye, IMO, is someone that has always been eccentric. Most artists or super-wealthy (like some of the people he's associated with over the past few years) are disconnected from reality to varying degrees. What's different between Ye & his environment of acquaintances: he came from humble beginnings but with a mother who raised him to think he is the best thing since string cheese. As an adult, it seems like he has built an "ultimate" understanding of how things work, and he is making statements of opinions as facts.
I had no idea who the kid was that got a job at Apple. But part of me gets it; nepotism is alive and well (which I think explains his speech patterns and body language as he's speaking about the two "kids")...but there are outside factors for that nepotism that I don't think Ye understand. So as he's saying things, he spews info that others may not follow as it can make him seem more credible. People tend not to stop someone who seems to know a lot of "stuff." What Ye gets wrong: you can't do that with race and religion since those are experiential. Yes, there's right and wrong in treating others with respect, etc...but hopefully, you get what I mean.
I think he has signs of narcissism mixed with a messiah complex. Kind of a scary combo if you think about it.
Okay...sorry for the dissertation, but super interesting. Time to watch the rest.
Spidey, you rock! Thanks for doing this video.
As always love your analysis. I appreciate your ability to keep your personal opinions/views out of it. I found this very insightful. Thx Spidy!
He’s not well, but his fame and wealth has protected him from realizing how delusional he is because he’s been surrounded by people who applaud him. When you’re young this can look like motivation and big goals, but as you get older and face more failure and still see oblivious to your own faults, it becomes clear that you’re unhinged. I think he looks more insane to those of us who have never lived in the intense “influence” (money, status, Hollywood culture, fame, etc) bubble he’s been in. He needs long term treatment in a residential facility where he can be gently pulled out of that bubble and face the reality that his brain isn’t telling him the truth and that he’s got to fact check his own perceptions constantly. He’s also got to come to terms with his own inner shame and anxieties from his childhood that the lofty goals and delusions of grandeur try to protect him from feeling. If he can’t make some kind of peaceful compromise between who he really is and what goals he can really achieve in the time he’s got left I fear a dark road of substance abuse will be his next layer of defense mechanisms and I don’t see that ending well. I think he’s going to have to face a serious loss of his career before he’ll ever consent to the level of therapy he needs, like we see so often when Hollywood stars that “go into rehab” when they’ve been blackballed or “cancelled.”
As someone married to someone with narcissistic personality disorder for 7 years (he was diagnosed after we divorced), Ye seems pretty close to that, with his own unique twists... he may have multiple diagnoses. I have heard he has admitted to Bipolar disorder.
But, most importantly, I support people in Toxic Relationship Recovery and will say there is nothing cute or sweet about Ye still talking about getting back together with Kim. He is clearly an abuser, one who stalks, threatens, and doesn't accept a very strong NO. Ye's attachment to his delusions about returning to Kim and having his family once again intact are not at all about love or about valuing the family. They are about maintaining a self image for himself and for others to have of him. They are about maintaining control of his image (for himself and others) and about maintaining control of the narrative about his family life... and therefore about still trying to maintain control of Kim, who he sees as an extension of his image...FOREVER. That's the entitlement narcissists have.
Ye's delusions are dangerous and, from a narcissistic perspective, will shift to fit whatever image he wants to maintain of himself. Narcissists are brilliant shape shifters, as you note in his changing narrative strategies about Jewish people. Please don't confuse Ye's narratives for beliefs. Narcissism will create any narrative that maintains the current self image the narcissistic person wants.
Please don't perpetuate dangerous mythology about those who cannot let go of a relationship being innocent, sweet, romantic, great parents, etc. This is often what keeps their ex partner and their kids in harm's way.
Absolutely!!! This comment needs more attention!!
Completely agree with every word.
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I just felt, watching this, that the hosts felt very uncomfortable, almost unnerved by some of the stuff coming from Ye.
I also feel that Ye is heading towards a self implosion. I pray he gets some true help.
Best analysis eva!! Thank you Spidey!
I don't think Kanye even understands Kanye.
I disagree. I think Kanye is the ONLY person that understands Kanye
Well said. LOL
I'm positive you are correct
Thank you Spidey for your analysis! I tried to watch this Drink Champs interview but it was very hard to understand, so I’m happy you were able to provide context. I like your objective view on this😉
Hey Spidey, big ups!
I think when Ye is talking hurting people or wanting to 'hurt' people with his music he means he wants to put real pain into his music and that making music about real life situations / emotions causes people to inevitably feel his pain and that makes the music more potent to him... And I think that hand gesture relates to 'twisting the knife'.
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definitely have you seen the music video with him and the clay pete davidson
I really appreciated and enjoyed watching this video. Great analysis, for me. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am glad your video is back up! I appreciate the integrity and thoughtfulness that you put towards every video.
Excellent job! I really enjoyed your episode w/Rob re: Darrel’s horrific antics during the trial!
Blueprint is one of the most famous Jay-Z albums (considered one of the best rap albums), to which Ye made most of the beats. That's why he said "I made the blueprint to blueprint"
spidey you are exceptionally good at what you do!
"Honestly, this sounds like schizophrenia." - Morgan Knight
Let me expand upon the layers I put in that statement.
On every clip you showed before your analysis--I was flummoxed each time on whatever it was he was saying.
Nothing made sense to me until you explained it.
I appreciate this objective analysis. I've endeavored to do it myself for years now but never even could on my own. I gave to awhile ago. This video has resolved that for me.
Ye still wrong tho, and he BEEN wrong. We (I'm a WOC) are NOT his people--he made that clear time and time again with demonstrable action after demonstratable action and double downed on all of them. Then had the white level of audacity to use us--'his people' to spew hatred to another community out of pure envy?? FOH.
But back to the stuff Ye was saying--
My brother is actually schizophrenic. And these clips put me in mind of my own brother's rhetoric leading up to his psychosis break in which he nearly killed my other brother (he went undiagnosed and untreated-- which is known to lead to such a break). I'm no professional-- but if it looks like and acts like one....
The quote also alludes to the fact that I've been following you since Depp v Heard.
Yes, I'm glad you said that. My uncle was schizophrenic, and Ye and my uncle display a lot of similar characteristics. My uncle was bipolar, with a mild display of schizophrenia. I think a grandiose view is an understatement for Ye. He thinks he talks to God personally. He thinks he is Jesus. I worry this gets downplayed as a him being full of himself. He is very mentally ill.
@@meaganteal it was literally all I kept thinking like oh God, this is way too similar.
And I agree. I felt the turning point was putting his kids mom and all they business on INSTAGRAM for the world to see. They are PUBLIC FIGURES.
And yet society continues to allow him to remain relevant. If he's turned against after this, I'd be shocked. Cuz US society has an a tolerance level that is nearly no limit
This is incredible 👍 Thanks Spidey!
Thank you for applying something so sorely lacking nowadays in discourse: nuance. Your insights are as always appreciated.
He strikes me as someone whose mouth often doesn't manage to keep up with all the places his brain bounces and the end result can be cryptic word salad (aka chronic foot in mouth disease), especially for a casual listener.
He doesn't seem like he has actual NPD, but he likely has higher than average narcissism related to certain things (his art, his belief system, his self image) and I get the impression that he has spiraled into an obsession with his religious belief that informs a lot of his current behavior as well as this savior complex.
I love they way you take this down, very analytically! 😊👍 Very insightful and helpful!
First impressions before watching the video because I saw the interview: Kanye is a dramatic person. He’s theatrical. The way he speaks is alarming to people, and I think a big part of that is on purpose. He has done this the entire time he’s been famous. He showed this same personality in his documentary which started filming in 2002-2003. He speaks in controversial ways to grab people’s attention, I don’t think he has hate or prejudice against any specific protected groups. I think he doesn’t really consider how what he says is going to impact people outside of getting their attention. He knows what he says will be shocking, but he doesn’t really think about the harm in what he’s saying. And he’s always done this. Do I disagree with the things he was saying? Absolutely. Do I think Kanye is a hateful, insane maniac? No. He says things specifically to challenge people’s views. That’s his perspective. I have never been offended by the things he says, even when directed at my specific protected group. He doesn’t come across clear to people who don’t know him, and he does that on purpose. He says things that requires people to really understand who he is as a person to understand what he means by what he says. And it’s very problematic because most people don’t speak this way. He’s going to open himself up to lawsuit as some point if he’s not careful
Update: After watching this video, I should note that I absolutely agree with everything Spidey said. It’s insanely good insight. It’s a better insight into Ye’s mind than I’ve EVER had in the nearly 20 years I’ve been a fan of him.
He's bipolar... right now Kanye isn't in the drivers seat, so don't deep dive too hard.
THANK YOU! Watched this all in real time when it happened and I love Kanye. I always work to understand him better. His intentions and meaning are always more nuanced and deep than people realize. And finally, I watched you and heard someone who was treating him, his words, and his body language from an honest and objective perspective. And I respect that you expressed your own unease with some of the things he said. Decided to leave some of the interview out. But you sir are courageous for addressing kanye and the entirety of the interview in a fair, critical, and sympathetic way. And for THAT I really respect the crap out of you. Even if i just found your channel today. I am subscribed. Props to you and thank you again.
Fantastic analysis thank you
Oh my goodness.. this analysis tops them all. Amazing, thank you Spidey !
Watching this now before it goes away again! ( but hopefully it stays)
Haha thanks! It’s up for good… I think.
😂I love at the end when your like talking about that they are under the influence and he’s going blueprint to blueprint 😆 this was my favorite video so far. Your amazing.
What do I think? All of the above that you mentioned. It’s sad, too, as there are people who actually follow him and believe him.
He’s a confusing person. It’s hard to make sense of most things he says which has the opposite effect as to what he wants. He’s disordered in some major ways.
I love your insight. You’re great.
He’s completely delusional! You did a great job analyzing this mess.
Such an incredible video!! Thanks Spidey for this!! My goodness, I can honestly say I've never heard such nonsense from a grown human, and I've heard my share of nonsense!!!
I currently am going to school for social work and psychology, and taking a culture diversity class. One thing I have come to realize is their is a huge ignorance of each others cultures. What people think of as prejudice or microagressions is just ignorance. I feel this was where Ye was, looking at what he considered a norm and oblivious to the culture he was criticizing.
Great video as usual. You’re such a blessing. Keep it up! I look forward every day to hearing your thoughtful insights.
When he was talking about "making it hurt" he was making a motion of twisting a knife. Like, stabbing someone and twisting the knife is much more painful than stabbing someone, which is why it's an understood reference in conversation. If he's using that motion for "hurt" my immediate thought was that he does the things he does to hurt and offend people, simply because he can. Whether they love him, or hate him, at the very least they know his name. So, as long as HE is the one making them think/hurt/offend them, then he's succeeded because they're paying attention... Which is exactly what he needs for his end goal.
I thought the same re: the twisting-knife motion and spot on for your extrapolation.
@@rheap129 Thanks.
I took it as his way of emphasizing that the impact and hurt that is felt and caused is not edited or filtered so when he speaks about those things he doesn’t edit of filter his words. You cannot truly communicate the true impact of something that is painful or offensive if you are editing or being careful not to offend someone with your words. I don’t think he’s trying to hurt people but i do think he wants people to empathize and feel what he’s saying.
aha so u r smart!!
that "hurt" hand illustrator actually reminds me more of a "cranking up the volume" gesture than simply twisting to cause pain. great catch, brilliant and informative insight as always! ❤
I wish those who do care about him would get him the help his mental health needs
I recall Kim saying he wouldn't take his meds. Can't help someone who won't help themselves.
@@ronifae8286 no but you can baker act them
@@mickeymou5e I don't know what that is but there are plenty of articles regarding: his reluctance to take them. He would have to be more erratic than this interview to commit him to a psych hospital, however.
@@ronifae8286 you don't know what it is yet you clam to know if he was manic enough
@@mickeymou5e I have a bi-polar family member so I have some idea of just how erratic one has to be in order to be confined. This interview did not come close. Google it. 🙄
I appreciate your humility so much! Thank you for sharing your insights! You are very good!
The punished kid is so relatable and makes me feel for him. His ego is protecting him and his desire to evolve exists. You have to scream for attention or NOBODY will listen.
I just want to congratulate you. This was done so well. I feel you approached this sensitive subject with such elegance. You bring up great points, very informative. I appreciate your approach and wish more people would be willing to look at others through the behavioral lens. It was wonderful not to hear someone condemn Kanye or try to defend him. This analysis was truly impressive. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and thoughts ❤️ really fantastic. Well done.
you did a phenomenal job. this Ye rant couldn't be a more complicated moment to break down.
I love your content. It's so informative, empathetic and brilliant. I love the break for hugging the cat
How do I request an analysis of Hans Niemans interview after the Chess Cheating Scandal?
Thank you, great vid!
It's not illegal to harvest rainwater but it does have to be contained with a cover. I learned this because I was collecting rain water for my garden and had an officer make me dump the water out. All I had to do really was put a lid on my bucket so it would cause mosquito infestation. So I too was under the impression I wasn't allowed to collect rain water until I researched it for myself (this was in California so it also could've had to do with the draught we are constantly in)
Take away all his money, eventually the talking will cease, and there will be a search for water. Standing water or otherwise. Water trumps it all.
This, Plus laws change all the time, he might of heard 20 years ago you can't collect rain water and now you can. Like in Colorado you can collect water in a sealed container upto 110 gallons. but only from single family residents. but you cant at apartment complexes.
Yes yes yes brilliant! Love how you break it down and also how the interviewers were able make him question his thinking/ what he was saying. Extremely important video to watch & understand. Thanks for posting 🙏
Personally I think this is a case of someone being very good at something and being lavished with praise way beyond what the limits of his talent actually are, to the point where he genuinely believes he can do anything.
Being very good at music doesn't necessarily make you a very good critical thinker or make you have a unique insight into the world, anymore than if you happened to be super talented in any other particular area
Spidey, can you please do a video on the Yanuka?
In British Columbia Canada rainwater collection is meant to be controlled by municipality. In a municipality I once lived in you can only collect rainwater if your get a permit and buy a rain barrel from the city where they come and set it up. Very weird.
Not really just thinking about standing water can breed mosquitoes for one😅
Spidey I'm patiently waiting on an analysis of the Ye and Lex interview! ☺️
I am sick of hearing what a genius he is
@The Behavioral Arts ?
@The Behavioral Arts Do we need to talk??
He is a Genius
Thank you for covering this
While it is not a widespread law, there are definitely locations in the US where it is illegal to collect rainwater. I cannot specifically name a place off the top of my head, but it's something I hear often on homesteading sites. Turns out, that's something one needs to check in local and/or county ordinances.
This is super insightful! It was super cool how you saw the link between the beginning and later on.
I haven't watched the actual interview, but I had some thoughts on some of the things you've discussed 😊
1. The way he talks as if everyone already knows what he's referring to. I actually have two perspectives on this. One is that he's not assuming people know, but he also doesn't care if they don't - bc if they want to know, then they can ask. I think that can actually tie into his knowledge is power thing later too - bc if they don't know then they have to ask him for the information (or stay ignorant).
The second may be bc I'm AuDHD, but I have a lot going on in my brain at all times. While most of the time I feel it's pretty clear that I am genuinely super scatterbrained, sometimes it can present as me assuming people know the context or that they can make the same logical leaps I did. Usually whats happening is that I'm so focussed on trying to get my thoughts out that I forget to add extra context. Sometimes I might have also discussed the topic before and forgotten who had context already. I can't at all say that's the case for Ye, I can absolutely see it being arrogance/narcissism, but I can also understand how someone can leave out information that's relevant to understand the point they're making without assuming people know it.
2. I thought he same about 'hurt" = hits/impacts. I feel like he wants to be heard, and wants people to really feel SOMETHING. I don't think he really cares about whether they were impacted positively or negatively - like he's fine with collateral damage - as long as people are listening to/feeling something about what he's putting out.
3. WIth the rainwater/information thing. It wouldn't surprise me at all if giving an incorrect fact was part of his point. He makes it clear he values intelligence (and how highly he regards his own), so me, this seems like a demonstration for why it's important for people to have information and intelligence (albeit it a chaotic one). People who lack information/intelligence would be more likely to believe him saying that, bc literally what you said: "he's saying it with such conviction, it must be true". So having information/intelligence is an asset bc they will think more critically, and question it/look it up. At the risk of projecting one of my own toxic behaviours - it could have even been a "test" to see if they meet *his* criteria of intelligent.
4. I also loved hearing your perspective on the interviewing. I always hate when they cut people off bc even if you disagree, that's not how you have a proper argument. You can't shut someone else down without listening to them but still expect them to listen to you. Personally, I also feel that to hold a strong opinion on something you have to understand other perspectives and why you disagree with them. And on social media, there's the added consideration for potentially educatng the audience vs potentially alienating them.
Delusions of Grandeur! He is definitely on the Cluster B spectrum. I agree 100% with your assessment. Messiah Complex. I do think the music industry is very dark, but I would never focus on a group of people culturally. You are awesome! I love your empathy, & talent. Much Love All
Why not just Bipolar I like he has already been diagnosed with? These are all classic symptoms of mania.
Your pronunciation of “grandeur” is killing me lol. Always love your vids :)
What points should we keep in mind while examining a drunk man? Like, we know that parts of their brain related to fear work differently (amygdala)... And many other things, like they become socially bold but, how does that complements body language?
This is a good point
Thank you for this breakdown. I was to the point where I’ve never been into Kanye anyway but his horrific behavior lately had basically made me tune completely out to him. You shared some very important take aways. I only watched this to support you. I am glad I did.
I think he is "a man on a mission" he does see himself as some kind of saviour, he gets attention by being controversial and confrontational, his mission as i see it is to wake up the world, but his own addictions, character flaws and upbringing are working against him in his inability to be an example of a non violent human, the kind that can be part of what he imagines in a perfect, peaceful, equal world. He is capable of insights about himself, (the jealousy realization) but he has a long way to go before he can be taken seriously as a leader. So yes at this stage he apears delusional, grandiose, and fragile. He is a bright guy, and with genuine emotion. He does need therapy, it would help him straighten up his thinking and verbalising of his ideas. HUGE FAN OF YOUR SHOW SPIDEY... THANKS🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thank you so much for your amazing work ❤️
The "can't collect rainwater in the usa" has been told to me by my grandparents so its probably something that he heard from someone he trusts to know what they are saying is true.
There are different laws and restrictions per state, so that further muddies things unfortunately.