The implication from the parent comment is that these individuals are going to go through some emotional strain. My point - it's difficult for me to feel the s

The implication from the parent comment is that these individuals are going to go through some emotional strain. My point - it's difficult for me to feel the same anxiety someone might feel in this situation when they equally ignored the risks of something that is easily identifiable. They very likely felt elated when they joined because the company was seen as cool, hip, and by all objective means is/was successful (valuation, # of users, etc).