In the 2016 discussion, the link to the Martin Shkreli video is down. These are some of the videos in that series where you can see him use Excel: [link] [this video]
Indeed, moreso pride and lack of wisdom. Perhaps a bit of martyrdom. Shkreli liked playing around with these people who literally wanted to slay him. I don't think he understood how seriously evil and petty boomers can be, and how most judges are from that generation. He took one for the team in a sense, showing how the justice system serves as the instrument of vengeance for the executive and legislative branches. He's by no means dumb [1,2] but yes, honest to the point of being blunt. Very much in the spirit of Mike Tyson who is also extremely intelligent but often portrayed as a dolt. [3,4,5] [1] [link] [2] [this video] [3] [link] [4] [link] [5] [link]
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