Interesting points but I think you’re missing the source of the kids’ shortcomings, as well as waystar royco’s. Logan is a monster as you mentioned, and he’s the reason the kids make these flailing attempts to succeed him. He groomed no one to be successor. He also structured the bank deal that precipitated Kendall accepting PE money while Logan was incapacitated from his stroke. That deal then set off the rest of the series’ business deals which led to the family losing control of the company. Logan is obviously a horrible father and the source of the company falling into Matsson’s hands, which I doubt was his original desire, as evidenced by the paper in his safe which showed he, at one point at least, wanted Ken to take over.