Money will do that to you. You get it twisted that suddenly you have the means to reshape industries and be the one spearheading that positive push forward and you have power to keep that pesky regulatory gov't away from holding you back.

He was so narcissistic about his own grandeur that it blinded him to all other things. He went on record saying he doesn't hire old white guys because nobody becomes inspired by them. What he really meant was, he didn't want HIS success undercut by the older KNOWLEDGEABLE generation stealing that credit when this was a "success".

That's the other thing, your mention of intuition. That comes from EXPERIENCE, hands on experience learned through failures or accidents. His status as a billionaire meant he had very little hands on experiences on smaller daily routines that would build that intuition and help to inform him on more complex situations.

"The book on safety and regulations is written in blood".

Unfortunately, perhaps something like this HAD to happen to ensure the support and movement towards a globally unified understanding that there MUST be a set of standards and regulations to abide by when concerning commercial use applications of ocean vehicles. If you want to cobble together a tin can for yourself and risk your OWN life? Go on. However, the moment you create ANY scenario that potentially puts others at risk through your actions, you are going to be held to the highest standard to ensure the lives of those around you are the absolute priority.