No like he literally is at the core of every issue in america down to high fructose corn syrup. It’s like every day he woke up and chose something new to dabble in
It’s important to note that Joan inherited the house, not purchased. Also, she never even wanted to be a lawyer and only did it because she thought she didn’t get into design school. She was actually a stifled unfulfilled creative living under societal pressures of “success”.