I was in a similiar place once and when the brain goes awol it is utterly horrendous..no sense to it at all. Goodness knows what level of irrationality it takes to jump in front of a train.
This guy had no fun at all despite his tone in the 90 mins he was airborne nor was he showing off but he was seeking help..he just went about it in the most awful way possible, with only one possible outcome.
Puke. Your inability to understand this is totally ok..most people struggle with it too but take it from me when it happens normal thinking which we all think we are entitled to goes out the window, big time.
Hope the ATC gets a good de-brief and the support he deserves...hell of a job he did, nothing else he could have said.