i used to run with some ppl who had encounters with him. 'he was a bit of a dick' was the standard response when i'd get excited (i'm canadian, he was on tv all the time). guess now i know. and that follow list? jesus.
if i take a look at those message board posts, his twitter (banner of him playing guitar), his absolute zeal when it comes to this doomed project... what it comes off as is sad. in those posts, he's using nasty words, yeah, but not quite as we know them. he's still using terms like 'slings and arrows' and calling people 'cowards'. he's both a man from a different time, refusing to let it go, and a 50-year-old child.
one of those people who just won't be swayed that they're involved in a terrible idea--i thought 'Amico' was some kind of scam the first time I heard the name, and that works fine for what i'm getting at. it's the pitiful image of someone who bought into a pyramid scheme or a timeshare out in Spain... they just won't be talked to, and the amount of self sabotage is insane. i don't even know if i can call it 'desperation' because i think people like this really believe, right til the bitter end.
a would-be visionary who won't accept that his vision of the future is wrong until it's shattered right in front of him.