At least he doesn't have to look at what his so-called freinds have done to his movement and his good name.
Also, having never had the opportunity to be seduced by the big bucks his successors have acquired, and never having been corrupted by it as they have, he'll always be a hero. The light he lit once will continue to shine.
Good name?
Like "Communist sympathizer", "plagiarist", that sort of thing?
--Boris