The problem comes when people want to achieve similar success, and think that this type of behavior is the key to doing it, so they emulate being jerks because

The problem comes when people want to achieve similar success, and think that this type of behavior is the key to doing it, so they emulate being jerks because that’s what these guys did. Maybe being a jerk is one trait that helps you achieve that status, or maybe it’s a byproduct of other traits that make people successful.