This is the part that stuck with me too. After the completely unnecessary parenthetical, I not only think the author is wrong, but also that he is a tone-deaf a

This is the part that stuck with me too. After the completely unnecessary parenthetical, I not only think the author is wrong, but also that he is a tone-deaf asshole - and that the group of CEOs (cowardly anonymous for the most part) who worked with him to bring this clause into existence likely exhibit the same trait.