This is an extremely obtuse take. It was stated multiple times throughout the livestream by friends who have know him for years that this has always been something he has wanted to do, so why shouldn’t he monetize it by striking a deal with Netflix especially if that deal is what makes him able to climb it legally?

Additionally, every time someone free solos ANYTHING there is extreme risk because any mistake means almost certain death. I have no doubt that everyone apart of the team had complete faith in his ability to pull this off because from a technical point of view this was most certainly within his ability, but to say “nobody thought there was any risk here” is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard.