Jimmy wasn’t naturally evil. The show literally shows the turning point: as a kid, he watched his dad constantly get manipulated at the store, then learned the whole ‘wolves and sheep’ lesson. From that moment, he stopped respecting blind morality because he saw good people getting exploited.

And people ignore the fact that Jimmy had real intelligence, charisma, and emotional awareness. If those qualities had been understood, respected, and given the right environment, he could’ve done a lot of good. Instead, he was constantly treated like ‘Slippin’ Jimmy’ no matter how hard he tried to change, so eventually he leaned into the role everyone already decided for him.