And there's times where I wish I could be among the first colonists to mars to escape this worlds madness, or maybe that a nuclear apocalypse would be a narratively fitting end.

As far as Udi goes, he has engaged in a lot of terrible behavior, such as encouraging people to lock up bitcoin in ponzi schemes and investment in failed "crypto projects". Far from learning from his mistakes, he abdicated any responsibility to the people he led astray, and has taken to insulting and trolling those maxis who warned him that this would happen.

I'm sure there are a lot of people in maxi culture who have a poor quality of life, positive. The cause of this? Being lied to as kids about college being the end-all be-all, being lied to as society that inflation keeps the economy going, being lied to by the TV that you should use the stock market as a savings account. As a result of these and more, crypto scams too, the wealth of nations has been plundered and opportunity is dead; the only path many have left to get ahead is engaging in socially/destructive behavior.

Leading with an acknowledgement, and empathy towards the pain people feel, would probably get you more mileage in convincing maxis to not lose their own heads in criticizing him. Good luck.