I think in this day and age we can stop pretending public relations actually mean anything for the 12 digit club

I wonder why your mindset is like this.

At the 12 digit club it’s ALL about image. Why else would Bill Gates try to do stuff with his foundation? Why would Jeff Bezos try to fly to space with fuck you money? Why would Elon Musk enter a slap fight in twitter and end up buying the damn company?

Elon Musk literally exposed everyone’s grandma’s social security, waved a nazi salute, and turned Twitter into a CSAM generator.

They backpedaled because backpedaling was the right thing to do, not because of any fake consequences you’re imagining.

No they backpedalled because they care about their image. For them, any consequence is far preferrable to tarnishing their image or becoming irrelevant.

Egos control people who have such wealth.

And they wouldn’t do the right thing if it meant they have to admit they are wrong.