[tompagenet2]

Because he's always been an insecure child, who says what he thinks will make him popular or stand out to a group of acolytes. Sometimes that'll work for a while, sometimes it'll really help, but over time you get more cocksure, more convinced of your own greatness and more foolish.

[wombatpm]

My wife always thought him to be a jerk. I thought he was a visionary. Twitter has proven my wife was correct

[lolc]

He can be both.