...pissed off specifically at intel because he lost big time, way back when the bubble burst.
Well, it could be anything. We really haven't heard Carl's story. He may have been one of the ones who lost everything when the price dropped to cover taxes on the options, or worse, if that's possible. Most certainly, one would assume that he was burned big time to have such opinions.
As Gordon H said, everyone's got to deal with it. If it's realization of greed or what. One thing for sure, there is a propensity for people to blame others for their failures...
Smooth