Is it a true story? Sending maybe more than 100BTC without saving the private key?

Around 138 coins according to the OP.
(check the reddit post)
Damn man, that's a lot of coins and a lot of money. What I am not getting, is how this person got a hold of so many coins without knowing how to take care of them? Did some newbie just come and drop $30,000+ without knowing how to secure their investment? This is the only logical explanation.
If you have so many coins, storing them without paper wallets/Trezor or the both is just a suicide. I have much less coins and I have taken these precautions.
Oh well, people live and learn!