I mean, they must know how much the public mocks them, right? What are the odds they’re actively trying to make everything worse as a Jokerfied “I’m taking the whole world out with me.” kind of thing?
Just a random tin foil hat thought, don’t take this too seriously
I remember reading somewhere, about Elon, that while Elon might talk about saving the world, he would let it all burn if he didnt get credit/the ability to reshape it his way