But we look up to assholes don't we? Steve Jobs. Michael Jordan. The Wolf of Wall Street. There's something to be said by that. If only "different people are motivated by different things".
Some assholes are looked up at because the are damn good at certain things, despite their being assholes.
There's nothing in The Wolf of Wall Street to look up to. It's a story of pointless people greedily shitting all over everybody because they've got nothing better to live for.
Apparently, he seems to be good with teaching people how to be persuasive: http://jordanbelfort.com/
Looks like your run-of-the-mill time share salesman to me.