> Something really weird is happening to a lot of people and I just don't get it. It isn't happening to me, so why is it happening to them?

Could it be that the social isolation from covid is aggravating underlying mental health issues?

Completely speculation follows, but if this guy was a club owner, then he may have gone from a very active social life where people basically worship him to having financial troubles and living in isolation. I've seen people living the party lifestyle going from doing drugs with friends on the weekend to doing drugs alone to cope with loneliness.