Its just so objectively asinine that someone like him takes something this far without even a whiff of self-awareness and, I'll just add, even a shred of damn humillity.

I love how you put that. It would be lighthearted to me if it wasn't so ominously illustrative of a much larger issue where the wealthy and highly-accomplished really do think they are basically emperors-in-exile and are willing to go to all the trouble of summarily sacrificing you that they may continue to plow away unexamined and unmolested by common sense+decency.