Yes, Russell Brand seems to have a massive ego (perhaps, though, it is a cover for self-doubt and insecurity?). He seems to think he is more intelligent than he really is, and does not appear to realize that he does not know enough to be pontificating the way he does. Well, it usually does not stop others from pontificating, so...
To be fair, most people seem to have a hard time with self-evaluation, exaggerating their abilities in some instances, and thinking they are worse than they are in other ways. Usually, just about the last person you want to ask about a person's intelligence and abilities is the person himself (or herself).
His feud with Fox, some of which I have seen, is pretty funny. And he is certainly smart enough for that.
I just took a look at the Wikipedia article on him. It seems he did have a poor education, and a rough childhood. I wonder what he would have become if he had had a good childhood and a good education. It seems to me that he had more potential than how he turned out.
To be fair, most people seem to have a hard time with self-evaluation, exaggerating their abilities in some instances, and thinking they are worse than they are in other ways. Usually, just about the last person you want to ask about a person's intelligence and abilities is the person himself (or herself).
His feud with Fox, some of which I have seen, is pretty funny. And he is certainly smart enough for that.
I just took a look at the Wikipedia article on him. It seems he did have a poor education, and a rough childhood. I wonder what he would have become if he had had a good childhood and a good education. It seems to me that he had more potential than how he turned out.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
