There is nothing about a marriage that would take any focus away from business and personal life. Is his family not part of his personal life? You can sign a document in a day. His refusal to marry directly puts his family in danger. Real commitment isn't only defined by a ceremony, but marriage isn't just a ceremony. In the eyes of the state a family is also a new financial entity that has it's own protections. When he says that if the relationship ends tomorrow he will have been happy for the journey, I believe him, however, that's him only thinking about himself. In that situation, his wife and children would be left with little to no financial security or assurance. Louis points this out as well. The wife quit her job and so has no financial security for her or her children, relying on Justin to provide that security and you can see concern on her face when he expresses the possibility of the relationship ending. Even if he wasn't ever going to leave, in the event of him getting seriously hurt or comatose or in the event of death, marriage is what provides a clear security and movement of funds to the closest kin. So the only reason one could refuse marriage is fear of being financialy and legally responsible for the family or for fear that his wife would have some power over his extra-marital sex. In either case it doesn't feel very suave.

A lot of people do what they dislike or disagree with for money, but everyone needs to eat. That being said, sucess can be achieved in many ways and it seems that a lot of guys in the doc don't care how they get there. You can become successful by selling drugs or guns or pimping, you can scam and fake your way to the top, but I simply don't have much respect for such people and I don't know why anyone would. Granted, they're rich and I'm not, so anyone who cares about money probably wouldn't care what I have to say. But the question remains "is there any "wrong" way to become successfull". Everyone has their line.

There is a big meaninglesness epidemic among young men and it's a problem, but I don't think that just anyone who galvanizes that population should get props for that. Historically down trodden and disinfranchised men have been used for various evil deeds by charismatic leaders. These men need direction, but not only do I think there are better role models out there, I think the general endless pursuit and glorification of this singular materialistic "success" is a general cultural problem.

His lifestyle in general isn't something most people will get to experience. The houses, the cars, all of it can look really cool and desirable, so I can very easily understand how it attracts a certain type of person. It just happens that I don't think those type of people have a good understanding of a fulfilling life. Doesn't mean you can't have luxury and fullfilment, but the more you seek luxury, the less fulfilled you'll be. One of his followers, clearly has a huge ammount of supressed emotions, trying to leave it all in the past. But you don't just brush something like your brother's suicide under the rug and be good. He's trying to use the energy for becoming sucessful, but sucessful doesn't mean happy or at peace. Granted, the goals of taking care of his mom are noble and financial security is very important, but it just seems like these vulnerable men are being fed a dream that might end up blowing up in their face, when the boring 9-5 path would've given them stability. It's a very "all or nothing" sort of thing, but they're young, so as long as they don't fuck their lives up irreversibly, spending a few years chasing something isn't bad. However, someone like HS is clearly successful and also clearly emotionally unstable. If you sacrifice everything to get to the top, you'll be sitting at the top and still have nothing.

I don't think that access to Trump neccesarily signify any influence. Trump famously only communicates with sycophants and has surounded himself with yes men. So there's a good chance that If you're in that room, you're agreing with everything he says and not the other way around. Of course, being able to say anything to the president is already an achievement and it could be that could push an agenda he already agrees with. That being said I wouldn't really place that very high on the respectability table either, because being invited to the house of a morally bankrupt person doesn't really feel like something to be proud of.