Somewhere underneath that silence, there's a barely concealed authoritarianism, which surfaces as he tersely orders people at his shop what to do during riots.
This of course isn't about mistreating store employees or expecting a red carpet but being shunned, tersely responded to or flat out ignored isn't acceptable.
But it could turn out to be a short discussion, with all three universities reacting tersely to the suggestion their commericalisation arms should be merged.