4 ms·

Yeah I've never heard of him but saw that he was retired as CEO and wondering how old he is. Could be a sign of dementia or Alzheimers. Something has gone wrong

Yeah I've never heard of him but saw that he was retired as CEO and wondering how old he is. Could be a sign of dementia or Alzheimers. Something has gone wrong in his head.

tyingq 5y ago
>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-entrata-covid-jew-plot-conspiracy/ 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.
- throwawayboise 5y ago
  Ah well, I guess not then. I imagined someone a lot older. Some form of schizophrenia perhaps.
  - anigbrowl 5y 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.
    - tyingq 5y ago
      He did double-down in his "apology", which is a bit unusual.
- cbfrench 5y 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-brilliant-young-coder/ 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.
fundad 5y ago
Racism isn’t a disease
RickJWagner 5y ago
My first thoughts were to suspect serious drug use. This guy needs help. I'm kind of surprised nobody in the article suggested it.

Yeah I've never heard of him but saw that he was retired as CEO and wondering how old he is. Could be a sign of dementia or Alzheimers. Something has gone wrong in his head.

tyingq 5y ago

>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-entrata-covid-jew-plot-conspiracy/ 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.

throwawayboise 5y ago
Ah well, I guess not then. I imagined someone a lot older. Some form of schizophrenia perhaps.
- anigbrowl 5y 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.
  - tyingq 5y ago
    He did double-down in his "apology", which is a bit unusual.
cbfrench 5y 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-brilliant-young-coder/ 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.

fundad 5y ago

Racism isn’t a disease

RickJWagner 5y ago

My first thoughts were to suspect serious drug use. This guy needs help. I'm kind of surprised nobody in the article suggested it.