Should be the same in japan, rebel culture in Japan is cool as fuck and the BEST rebel culture. America embraces rebel culture. You need to bring it back.
Rules are made to be broken.
The entire point of the story is how obsession with greed and money is evil and illogical. It will always lead to misery and lonleyness. There is no "logic" they arent "witty" they are sad losers.
Speaking of sad losers.