Howdoesaself-professedmisogynistbecomeoneoftheworld’smostinfluentialpeople,andremainsoevenafterbeingchargedwithrapeandhumantrafficking?AndrewTate’smeteoricrisetoinfamyhasprovokedglobaluproar,butthecontroversialfigureisalsoaterrifyingsymptomoftheincreasinglyfracturedworldinwhichwelive,propelledbythesocialmediaplatformsbeneathourfingertips.
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