Re:Utah tech executive resigns after anti-semitic email rant
by cbfrench on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @10:04PM
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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.
Re:Utah tech executive resigns after anti-semitic email rant
by throwawayboise on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:51PM
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Ah well, I guess not then. I imagined someone a lot older. Some form of schizophrenia perhaps.
Re:Utah tech executive resigns after anti-semitic email rant
by anigbrowl on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @09:53PM
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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.
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.