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As a general matter, that's exactly what his personality is like. He believes in the efficacy of dominance rather than mutual benefit as a negotiating tactic, he is so unbelievably convinced of his own skills that he passes through arrogance well into uncontrolled narcissism...
IOW, don't attribute to evil that which can be attributed to stupidity (or, as a corollary, mental imbalance such as toxic narcissism).
Not that I wouldn't put it past him to get involved in something where he thinks he can profit. But I tend to agree with you. He was just an idiot in this case, not evil.
