It's nice to see one of the nice guys rewarded, he seems to come across as a very humble and kind man and it's nice that the community are willing and able to help him in such a way! A few million is perhaps a little excessive but so what, now he can be a real voice and won't have to worry about the financial implications of his activities/beliefs.
I think he deserves it, might be excessive but not in my opinion. He was early but due to circumstances wasn't able to go forward with it, but he devoted a lot of years into it regardless. It's really cool to see that the community supports him in such a way. I think a lot of people we're heavily influenced by his speeches.