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Why is he a failure in the beginning?


We are talking about a man who is somewhat good looking, highly intelligent, driven, and a risk taker.

How in the hell he is not successful and had to steal *beep* He is also very good at conversing and selling himself. So to me it is not believable that he didn't have a decent job.

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He only recently remade his list. Things started looking up when he did that.

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I lived in LA for years and here is what I saw. LA is the second hardest place to find a steady job. I knew of more then one person that did all sorts of odd jobs or better yet created their jobs. As in they used to drive around on garbage day and pickup broken down stoves and rebuild them. So I could actually see someone doing this. you have to admit this guy was pretty crafty. That last part where he called the police on the murders and taped the shoot out. That footage would be worth a lot.

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Not sure, but he looks to be a Sociopath that's *beep* at putting on a normal mask.

If you look at it, nobody really falls for his *beep* not 100%. Not the pawn broker or the guy buying his metal.

Just like you and I, other people feel something off or uneasy about him, that or he slips and steals or does something stupid to burn a bridge.

However he becomes successful because the career path he finds, Nightcrawling, is a sociopathic industry.

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However he becomes successful because the career path he finds, Nightcrawling, is a sociopathic industry.


Agree with you 100%, he has probably had numerous jobs however being a misanthrope who hates people doesn't like having a boss, he now works for himself and can now videotape human carnage from car accidents, fires, shootings violence AND get paid for it!

If you are not willing to give up everything, you have already lost

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A point I haven't seen being made: he doesn't have a degree. Also, he's highly eccentric.

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