I've got a lot of respect for Kanye. Not only as an artist, but as a public figure who doesn't shy away from the complexity of ideas and situations. He's flowing through his thought process in real time and putting it all on display. It often has a rough-around-the-edges quality to it that most public figures would conceal or hold off on sharing.

We're often watching his sense-making as it happens. I like that. It's vulnerable. It's sincere, and it doesn't settle for easy answers. His candor and honesty are refreshing and it makes him stand out among the rest of us who often fall-short of expressing what we feel or what we want to say. I find it something to aspire to.

That said, I don't think these qualities would be nearly as charming if I didn't also feel that he was fundamentally striving to be an excellent human being. There are many public figures with no filter, but so often I find they're lacking a certain... spiritual integrity or purity of purpose. I say this as an agnostic with no horse in any religious race. I think Kanye's heart is in the right place, where he's trying to be an example for others and also elevate them.