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> doubled-down on his idiocy

Ironic, given the topic of seeking the afforded freedoms...even if it's idiotic.

> Not even remotely comparable situations.

Pretty close, especially since what you have successfully done. I mean it's not the end of the career for anyone Google fires, so that's hyperbole, granted. It's comparable because you baked it down to a phrase in both cases, which describes behavior that runs contrary to Google's interests (in one way or another).