Well, it's true that money/power generally corrupts people, but the vast majority of nerds are sociopaths (a fact, as far as I'm concerned) to start with, which

Well, it's true that money/power generally corrupts people, but the vast majority of nerds are sociopaths (a fact, as far as I'm concerned) to start with, which normally does not manifest in their daily lives because they are heads down involved in their technical craft 24/7, it comes to the fore (predatory trait or otherwise) when they assume top positions in the hierarchy. Then I think there is also the relatively rare situation of assumed, sociopathy when one realizes that the vast majority of their subordinates (or in general people) are a pretty sorry lot, if one where to peel back the veneer of civility and virtue signaling. I suspect that at least some successful technical founders of large companies fall into the category.