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0 pointstyingq4y ago0 comments

>Could be a sign of dementia or Alzheimers

He appears to be pretty young, see the photo at the top: https://forward.com/fast-forward/480359/david-bateman-entrat...

So, perhaps some other kind of mental illness. It was telling that he basically doubled down with a sort of "sorry, sorry, but it's still a Jewish plot" in his apology.

Edit: He's likely 42 or 43, based on some old (2002/2003) stories about founding the company after dropping out of BYU.

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throwawayboise4y ago· 2 in thread

Ah well, I guess not then. I imagined someone a lot older. Some form of schizophrenia perhaps.

anigbrowl4y ago

There's an entire subculture that promotes and amplifies this kind of thing for political ends. Is it really so hard to believe that maybe the guy is just a closet nazi? It's not that uncommon for people to make very bad decisions about internet activity under the influence of alcohol or recreational/abused prescription drugs.

tyingqOP4y ago

He did double-down in his "apology", which is a bit unusual.

cbfrench4y ago

Although, being young doesn’t entirely exclude certain forms of dementia (namely, frontotemporal dementia). See, e.g.: https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline...

It seems likelier he’s just adopted (or felt emboldened to give voice to) extremist views. But it’s also possible that some mental disturbance is behind the behavior.

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