Because of few guys, people lost thousands, stupid to called it off, when u r so close..
How have people lost thousands? Thousands you could have gained in airdrops? Or thousands you put into Bitcoin to receive more free coins?
If it's the latter, then you haven't really lost anything because your money is in Bitcoin, and it's sure to grow from here, whether that be sooner or later. If it's the former, well tough luck. Segwit2x had larger implications beyond free coins, so people shouldn't really fixate on that. It's a good thing that it was cancelled because it could have truly split the community.
I absolutely don't agree with the person who you are quoting in this reply, just to be clear.
I think the user was trying to state that people were bubbling bitcoin up and those who bought a large sum at around 7,800 were shocked by the fact that there would be no fork and were unable to get money out in time. I personally feel like it's the investors fault if that's really the case. You can't really depend on something that's not set on happening. Furthermore, I agree with what you said about segwit 2x being more of an attack on bitcoin than anything. Seems like it really would have messed up the community.