It is mainstream culture to not question (at least temporarily) financially successful businessmen. Financial success in the eyes of many must mean, that they are doing something right. But that "something" quickly is left out and the conclusion becomes "doing all things right". Basically ethics is supplanted by how capitalism works.

It is not brought up too often, that often one of the most important differences between them and the viewer of mainstream media is, that this person is vastly more ruthless with regards to ethics.