[St_Alfonzo]

I know what you mean, but it was mostly because of his illness that he had phases where he talked only conspiracy theories ("The CIA ni*as glow in the dark"). He had phases where he talked many subject with full awareness of his own illness and without cursing.

Here some philosophical stuff: Bird Analogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmltIMPMeP0 On Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-SJKJnZ9cg

Here is a two part interview where he talks computer science stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwNTw4I6Ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTiRWN5T0Gw

[causality0]

The glowies I get being a symptom. I'm not sure I buy the idea that someone is only super racist when they're having an episode, though. Plenty of his rants about black people had nothing to do with conspiracy theories. I'm not denying he was brilliant.

[richbell]

> I'm not sure I buy the idea that someone is only super racist when they're having an episode, though.

It's a fairly well-documented phenomenon that people suffering from things like dimensia or alzheimers will behave inappropriately, in ways they wouldn't have earlier in life.

Whether they're expressing deep-seated beliefs or simply no longer able to filter invasive thoughts is hard to say. The brain is a complex system and damage caused by trauma or exposure to lead, for example, can also cause increased impulsiveness and social aggression.

I can't imagine how terrifying it must be to slowly lose control of your mind and 'self'.

[lupire]

Schizophrenic people mimic their media environment. Schizophrenic people not surrounded by racism don't invent racist theories.