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Crazy and intelligent may be correlated but are not synonymous. Kanye West is fiercely independent and emotional; possibly closed-minded even. Generally intelligence and open-minded are correlated but there are always exceptions. When put into positions of power I think such individuals can become incredibly dangerous.
I agree. I'm not saying that he's smart in a general sense (whatever "smart" means) or that I'd put him in power - just that he's incredibly impressive in his domain, and that we may be able to learn from it.