This is so bizarre. He's not even taking the Machiavellian advice, which would be to actually _not_ take stuff away from your users (assuming he wants happy use

This is so bizarre. He's not even taking the Machiavellian advice, which would be to actually _not_ take stuff away from your users (assuming he wants happy users, which, I guess, doesn't actually concern him). Instead he's satisfied having de-constructed users' reactions, and just leaves it at that. It's like saying I figured out _why_ punching you in the face will make you upset, so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the show.