• catbum@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’ve never heard of this guy before, so I had to research. Wikipedia entry for his early life: “Pool was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in a middle-class family. His father was a firefighter and his mother sold cars. Pool attended a Catholic school until completing the fifth grade and left school at the age of 14.”

    Whelp. That explains a lot. I have yet to hear him speak or read any quotes on wiki or elsewhere. Though I can predict a certain cadence of speech and lack of even the tiniest depth of understanding of whatever he’s talking about.

    So which do we think came first? Private school or the dumb?

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      4 months ago

      Some More News did a long video on him here. It’s a bit long and focuses mostly solely on him. If you’re looking for something that’s a little more broader and covers these general types of guys they have a better video titled “Are Men Okay?”. I actually think the ‘are men okay?’ one should be watched by everyone especially the end.

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      4 months ago

      until completing the fifth grade and left school at the age of 14

      These two things do not correlate.

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        Sure they do, it’s just phrased awkwardly. He attended Catholic school through his fifth grade year, and non-Catholic school until he ultimately dropped out at age 14.