Of course we all need some toughness in us. However, Arthur is way beyond that. He clearly suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder, a trait of which is the incapability to be self-aware and have empathy. That's where the unintentional comedy comes from. He has zero self-awareness. Look up NPD, I think you'll find most symptoms fit him.

The difference is that Stern is under a contract where he gets paid $$$ for his shtick.AK, on the other hand, is simply unemployed.

Have you noticed that there aren't even any advertisers on his blog? AK has totally failed to monetize his fame.

It's very easy to be famous – to be much much much more famous than AK ever will be. Dylan Klebold, John Wayne Gacy and Lee Harvey Oswald will all be remembered long after Kade is dead.

It's a lot harder to turn fame into the two things Arthur clearly wants: a paycheck and peer recognition in the form of Oscars and Emmies.

Lewis, to say that Arthur is successful because he brings a lot of attention to himself misses the point. Arthur is a failure because he is broke and will never be an actual working, paid actor.

*Why* would someone else do what he is doing? That is like rolling yourself in honey and hurling yourself at a bear. And by being painfully uncensored, he has ruined his reputation. (more like he has ruined his potential to have a good one in the future) No props for that I am afraid. He is turning himself into a pariah. He gets attention and it fuels the Kade Machine, but to what end? The 'take away' from Arthur Kade is 'are a few minutes of fame' really worth ruining the rest of your life over? It is his choice, but I don't think he knows what he is doing. I think he is mentally incompetent.

Ill second what you said… once again I'm not talking about what he says, or if they are lies or the truth, or if Arthur is egotistical or not… I'm simply saying that everyone is giving him a lot of attention (good and bad) and because of that he is getting what he wants… because others are feeding the Kade machine.

Howard Stern has made a GREAT living for himself… and some of his personality/ antics are very similar to Kade. Not saying I agree or disagree with Stern… but he has built up a huge brand by doing some of the same things Kade is doing.

Whether Arthur cries over his haters behind the scenes or not, it doesn't stop him rolling on, does it? I truly believe this is the take away point here.

When was the last time you wrote something in a public domain with complete disregard for the people who would read it? Oh; except for telling me I have no self-esteem and issues with my father, let's just forget that part. (I love my dad. He's great. And I'll go ahead and rate myself a NY 8.5, for the record. But I am potentially delusional, you just never know. )
It's an incredibly difficult thing to do, and you and I must know this, as we've posted our comments without headshots or our full names.
By showing his face and being painfully uncensored, Arthur is doing something many of us would be too scared to do. You've gotta give him props for that.

And as for his haters, have you seen the response he gets to each and every one of his posts? It's like the place where serial blog commentors go to die when they've lost all but an inch of their sanity. And there's so much of it!
He sparks something within all of us; hate, love, or just laughter. I'd love to know what impact you have on the world. Most of the time when I say something online, I'm lucky to make a blip on the 'Gen Pop' radar.
Take a sec to look at his impact, and not his content. He invokes passionate reactions in hundreds of people everyday, but, love or hate, they still continue to read his blog, comment, and fuel the Kade machine. That's the kicker right there. That's what we're forgetting. If he really was a complete failure, we wouldn't be talking about him right now.

Does he have issues? Maybe. But that probably makes him all the more interesting to observe, don't you think?

Oh, and I've read Arthur's stuff for more than 20 minutes. I've been following him for about 4 or 5 months.

Lewis, you are insane. A pretty nice brand? That's like saying Pol Pot built a great brand. You have no clue. I've known a ton of you in my life – a few years out of college, trying to lasso the moon with a rope. What are you, about 26 years old? Wasting your time on a complete idiot without any clue as to how unprofessional you look doing so?

Arthur Kadyshes brand is nothing more than a big pile of lies and disrespectful behavior.

Your whole business model (or whatever it is you want to call it by being a so-called “expert” in social media, something still very much in it's infancy) would be much better if you didn't just look only at what he's achieving (attention at any costs) and instead looked at the ethics and methods behind how he's achieving this.

Your logic is way off and honestly it's kind of pathetic you're even spending the time on this idiot to shill your “expertise” in something just about anyone can call themselves an expert in.

Arthur Kade obviously has a mental illness and is on a path to being totally unemployable once his fantasy comes crashing to an end. And you pretty much praised the guy. That entire interview was a joke to self-serve your “congrats, you're making a name for yourself with social media!” mantra. I'd have been more impressed if you'd hung up on him for being so unprofessional the very first time he rudely and immaturely went off the rails to videotape himself talking to you.