His life was upended. He gave up his full time practice and moved on to writing as his #1 source of income.
That’s because he managed the situation spectacularly well. Imagine if NYT had gone ahead with the doxx earlier: it could have disrupted his life a lot more.
Rationalists are angry about the principles/norms being violated. The outcome doesn’t negate the criticisms.
On the other hand, it’s clear that the Left is willing to throw principles under the bus in pursuit of outcomes desirable to them.