its probably all of the above reasons.Honest reasons I expect: my brain is fried, I'm a millionaire, canadian campus is crazy...
Reasons I expect to read: I am starting a new website to help young people, I had a visionquest that told me to go my own way.
Actual reasons now that I've read the article: canadian campus is crazy, and save for a few true believers everybody has to constantly lie to get research grants to appease the diversity/equity quota's and ideology. Fair enough. Pretty good reason.
besides, he knows he has more value as an independant than someone tied down to any institution. and when his spiel goes even further off the rails into "this could potentially be harmful" territory he could start throwing up disclaimers.