The first guy was annoyed and pissed off by the fact the project he has been investing didn't go well. It's understandable, since it's frustrating to waste time and money for nothing in the end. The second guy saw this situation as an opportunity to make fun. As we know, it's not uncommon that people feel pleasure and satisfaction for the disgrace in someone else's life.

Bad news about the private or personal life of someone have potential to reach a wide public quite fast. On the internet, this phenomenon just got more evident and stronger, as social medias allow people to interact with each other in real time, protected by annonymity, so they can say anything they wish without facing the consequences for it.

I doubt the guy who was constantly saying "cope" would have acted the same way if they were in real life, person to person and face to face.