I mean, the bolded is exactly my point. It's worth it him. And it's his life and his money, so only his perspective matters on whether or not it's worth it to him. To be clear, I'm not advocating this type if shit. My only point is that there is only one person on Earth who knows if it was all worth it. to Akademiks. And that's Akademiks.
And I legitimately have no idea whether this is financial mismanagement. I find it hard to believe that you do either. I have no idea how much money Akademiks makes, how much he has, who he has watching over that money (if anyone), whether or not he's solidified his financial future yet or not, etc. And I'm not really comfortable making those kinds of assumptions. You could be 100% correct, based on those factors. But you could also be 100% wrong.
And I legitimately have no information that would lead me to lean one way or the other, as far as this being financial mismanagement.