He's fighting for his life. White hats have dirt on him, black hats have dirt on him and he realized this will be his last time at the mic (where anybody will listen) and he had to do what he was told.
I still feel gut punched when I think about the engineer I worked for in the early 80s. He had a room full of apple computers. The original ones. Had me doing office work and data entry. Wish I would have asked for one.
Future proves past. Kek