[tyingq]

>Could be a sign of dementia or Alzheimers

He appears to be pretty young, see the photo at the top: https://forward.com/fast-forward/480359/david-bateman-entrat...

So, perhaps some other kind of mental illness. It was telling that he basically doubled down with a sort of "sorry, sorry, but it's still a Jewish plot" in his apology.

Edit: He's likely 42 or 43, based on some old (2002/2003) stories about founding the company after dropping out of BYU.

[cbfrench]

Although, being young doesn’t entirely exclude certain forms of dementia (namely, frontotemporal dementia). See, e.g.: https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline...

It seems likelier he’s just adopted (or felt emboldened to give voice to) extremist views. But it’s also possible that some mental disturbance is behind the behavior.

[throwawayboise]

Ah well, I guess not then. I imagined someone a lot older. Some form of schizophrenia perhaps.

[anigbrowl]

There's an entire subculture that promotes and amplifies this kind of thing for political ends. Is it really so hard to believe that maybe the guy is just a closet nazi? It's not that uncommon for people to make very bad decisions about internet activity under the influence of alcohol or recreational/abused prescription drugs.

[tyingq]

He did double-down in his "apology", which is a bit unusual.