I am the only person who likes Jordan Belfort

Watching The Wolf of Wall street last night, i KNEW i'd get no likes or comments for my Facebook status, " Jordan Belfort is my hero ". We all know he's a conman and that his money laundering was both illegal and immoral, costing millions from his clients without so much as a slither of care from Belfort himself. Afterall, " Their money is better of with me as i know how to spend it better". But aside from all of the obvious stuff which make him out to be a 'bad' person, i think he's incredible. I really think we can all learn something from him.

First of all, i don't mean with being a con artist. I mean we should appreciate that you have to be willing to risk everything in order to win and to progress. In my mind, i feel as if Belfort knew that one day he'd eventually be caught. But he was going to enjoy the journey and all the goods that would accumulate before doom arrived. I mean, the ride was amazing. It was epic. I couldn't believe the amount of money he made, the level of influence he exerted on the world and how much he just 'owned' what he did. Never mind the fact that his work was immoral, look at the way in which he has built himself an empire and the way he works people to his advantage. One of the quotes which really stuck to me when i heard it was his response to people who thought he was materialistic :

" Go get a job at fucking McDonalds, because that’s where you fucking belong.”

I can't help but be whipped up by this. It's emotive and it's dramatic, yes. It can get the better of us and it's over-generalizing but that's why it's awesome. Like anything that's ever fun and exciting in the world is stable and content. I wouldn't be surprised if half of the movie was grandiose B.S but whatever, it's a movie and it's got a green card in being able to romanticize. What i don't think is bullshit is the vulgarity of Belfort. He is vulgar, but it's one of those many instances where an overabundance of something is actually a good thing. A good thing being, something effective, powerful and resonating. His vulgarity was power. It was charisma and influence and i don't think anyone would ever say no to having power and influence. But the thing about having those things is you have to lack a lot of something else. You can't be all rounded. We all need to miss something in order to have something else. And if we have a lot something, we probably lack a lot of this 'other'. In his case, morality.