Here is my honest admission to this thought. I've done it. I'm on the tail end of it now. It sucks. Personally, catastrophic doesn't even come close to categorizing it. If you're not prepared when life throws shit in your face it's a tough storm to weather.
His problem was his own arrogance. I think he was legitimately mislead, drank the kool-aid, and took it to a whole new level. That was his undoing. Do I feel bad for him? No. If he were as smart as he claims, it would never have transpired the way it did.