I agree with you, that conclusion does make the most sense. From reading articles about what recent directors that work with him said, he was aware of his diffi

I agree with you, that conclusion does make the most sense. From reading articles about what recent directors that work with him said, he was aware of his difficulties but was genuinely optimistic. Celebrities unfortunately can have their careers made or broken on the basis of these kinds of rumors. Culturally, in the US, it seems like critical thinking is being valued less. I can't say for sure if that's true. I recognize that I live in a cultural bubble and rarely interact with people of the opposite opinion that I can have a respectful conversation with. My framework of certain groups is almost completely based on the media tropes and reaction-baiting social media posts of them I come across on things like Reddit and Youtube. Reasonable opinions make boring content. I believe it was worded slightly differently when I responded to it. On hindsight I might have been feeding a troll comment. I appreciate your perspective. Hacker news just isn't a place where I am used to seeing this type of conjecture based conclusions.