For sure, he's culpable for his own behavior. But, I think a lot of what you mention, would not have happened if he had not been in such a "take all this money

For sure, he's culpable for his own behavior. But, I think a lot of what you mention, would not have happened if he had not been in such a "take all this money please and pretend you're spending it on technology" atmosphere. Because, people like him cannot spend do stuff like that if they're not enabled by someone, but if you're willing to sling money around there will always be somebody willing to take it and spend it.