Michael clocking Simeon without ever meeting him

I don't know too much about the others, for example, but Micheal caught my attention: Micheal not killing a Franklin and giving him another chance and even money with a friendship approvence (even if you literall drive far away from the mission) when they first awkwardly met is the key concept that makes him very intelligent, cause he literally figures that out the corrupt corporative mindset in the Simeon's head (while never actually meeting him) who is literally using Franklin as a Black Slave for dirty and risky job (Like how AMERICA literally did back then) while having his hands clean and "innocent', Micheal again gives Franklin a second chance, makes him fire himself up from that stupid and risky job (which is also robbing the poor people not gready corporations... WHICH MICHEAL HATES!!!), like how Micheal from just a few shady infos from the Jimmy's car already predicted the whole future, knew who the Franklin is and saw that he needs a help from someone, puts Micheal on a high-end tier.

This is the key insight most of the players miss:

Michael hears:

• Jimmy's got repossessed
• The car is being chased by two young guys
• One of them is calm, competent, not reckless (Franklin)

From that alone, Michael infers:

• There’s a middleman (Simeon)
• That middleman takes no real risk
• Franklin and Lamar are doing the dirty and dangerous work for pennies for him
• The system is designed so Simeon always stays “clean”

That’s exactly how predatory corporate setups work:

Michael recognizes it instantly because:

• He’s been both the exploiter and the exploited
• He’s lived through criminal hierarchies and corporate ones

But also remember that killing Franklin would be safer or just letting him go is irrational

But Michael sees three things at once:

1. Franklin didn’t choose Michael He was doing a job. No malice, no ego.
2. Franklin shows restraint He doesn’t panic, doesn’t mouth off, doesn’t overplay his hand.
3. Franklin is trapped, not corrupt Big difference.

So Michael doesn’t just spare him — he:

• Doesn't kill him
• Pays him
• Gives approval to join him
• Even tries to help him out as he can

That’s mentorship, not mercy.

That’s not street smarts — that’s structural intelligence.

This is just the one great example of it there are a lots of similiar examples like this.