He just started believing his own propaganda about being a scientific genius rather than a canny businessman good at marketing who caught a few lucky breaks. It’s the story of the entire conservative movement writ large. They started actually internalizing the stuff written for external consumption.
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I thought I was a hotshot in high school, then went to college and got schooled because I saw people wayyy smarter than me.
As someone with so many connections you’d think there would be so many opportunities to learn from smart folks..
Cutting corners, abusing staff & employees, violating regulations, burying failed safety tests