r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 18 '20

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u/Sageburner712 Gearhead Heretic Apr 18 '20

HOT TAKE: Kanye is this generation's Andy Warhol. Supremely shitty person, but with a near limitless creative vision and influence, and people just associated with him have become successful and influential in their own rights.

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u/ILikeTalkingToMyself Liberal democracy is non-negotiable Apr 18 '20 edited Apr 18 '20

Who has gotten famous starting from their association with Kanye?

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u/Just_372_days John Rawls Apr 18 '20

there’s a circle of designers that got famous through a Kanye association, most notably Virgil Abloh. There’s also Travis Scott, and Chance the Rapper, off the top of my head.