I don't know, hoarding a bunch of money needlessly seems way stupider than using your available resources to fill your life with incredible experiences, to me.
I think we just somewhere down the line all got confused by what success was supposed to look like. It ain't a game of Pacman; you don't win just by having the biggest number on the scoreboard.
Edit: important caveat, I know literally nothing about this dude or how he made or spent his money, I am just speaking in generalities.
But afaik he didn’t spend it. It just devalued. So he had [xyz] amount of crypto. One day [xyz] was worth millions and then [xyz] was worth only thousands. So it’s not like he got great experiences or a house.
I guess because he wasn't as cold blooded as the rest of the pump&dump crew. Some might call it stupidity. If he sold all of his coin he would've probably crashed the coin then and there.
During the early days of the whole Reddit Dogecoin saga, I had somehow amassed 138066 Dogecoins - probably worth 10 bucks at the time. Didn't know any better, so I kept them in DogeTipBot like many others, and forgot about them.
The creator of the bot then stole everyone's coins and dipped.
Those 138066 Dogecoins would be worth $8647 today 💀