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he should have thought about the impact of Brexit and looked to citizenship after the vote or paperwork when the rules were created.
It's such an easy thing to say, just because you did it and it was obvious for you, that doesn't just automatically apply to everyone else.
Ultimately, though, you have to take responsibility for your own action or inaction in life.
Yes, but this is basically just an admin error, he meets all of the requirements, he just forgot to fill a form, the Swedish government seemed happy to take his taxes for 3 years past the deadline and not say anything. I'd say there's plenty of blame to go around.
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I don't disagree the Swedish approach seems a little nuclear but if, as he said, he's been there for a couple of decades, he should have thought about the impact of Brexit and looked to citizenship after the vote or paperwork when the rules were created. I checked my EU passport was on my residency documentation not long after the vote and am working towards citizenship where I live "just in case". Ultimately, unless you're a citizen of a country, you're a guest of that country and of whatever winds of change are blowing.
Ultimately, though, you have to take responsibility for your own action or inaction in life.