Yeah, it is a lot more sad when it's adults doing this shit. I know the guy who owned the bar had a bit of gambling addiction, so, I think his spending was just another form of that without having to hit up the casino. I dunno what drove that other guy to drop 11k and freak his wife the fuck out. Guess I'll just call that poor impulse control?
I can tell you for a fact I've probably not even spent $9000-10000 on video games/consoles/gaming computers combined in the entirety of me being alive. Shit is crazy, man. I remember feeling really bad dropping $10-20 into that game, mostly because I always feel guilty spending money on myself. But, after hearing about those two back then I just couldn't even imagine and still can't to this day. Probably because I'm not certifiably insane.