Alternative explanation, things aren't that deep, he's just someone who is almost never held to account because of his wealth. He regularly displays appalling j

Alternative explanation, things aren't that deep, he's just someone who is almost never held to account because of his wealth. He regularly displays appalling judgement but rarely has to suffer the consequences, which are bourne by those around him or the public at large. But in this particular case, he really stepped in it, and there was a group of people - Twitter employees - able to hold him accountable, and because he thoroughly burned his own bridges and denied himself any avenue of escape, he has to take it on the chin this time. It isn't a difference in kind from calling a rescue diver a pedophile, or pretending he's going to take Tesla private, or any of the million bad decisions he's made over the years. It's just a difference in outcome.