One area that needs further investigation: This guy was supposedly a genius, but then he enrolled in a local college for one semester in 2021 and then dropped out. Four years later, now he is at a trade school training to be an electrician.
What happened???
His mom was probably a helicopter parent who woke him up to a full, balanced breakfast every morning, made sure he got to school on time, nagged him to do his homework, and double-checked to make sure he did. Once he got to college and had to organize and motivate himself, he failed completely. I knew several kids in college like this, and a few of my friend's kids went the same way.
Alternately, he got his first blowjob in college (from a man). Then he got dumped. He couldn't handle the depression, started skipping class, and flunked out. I knew a few kids who fucked up college that way too.
A third reason would be drugs, but tbh I don't think that's the case here. Still, I knew a girl who showed up as a pretty, bright, straight-A cheerleader, and left 9 months later looking like a 40 year old hollowed out anorexic ghost.
A lot of young adults, no matter how bright, are unprepared and incapable of adulting.