I think jack can sympathize with john, on how hard building pinball is, and what it's like to have hundreds of bosses hounding him. In addition, I'm sure the failure strikes a nerve.
I have no skin in this game, but have been following closely. I sympathize with all those who lost money. At the same time, I have some concern over the johns mental health and how his family is dealing with this.
The blame falls squarly on the captain of this ship. Unfortunately, a lot of people went down with him.