[username332211]

> What am I missing? It's all so strange.

That they weren't concerned about day-to-day operations, employee morale, product roadmaps or any of that boring stuff. They were operating on the precarious calculus of their "friendships" and commitments.

They had to act fast. It is possible, if Altman or Brockman had more chance to talk to board people, they could have changed at least one member's mind.