Uncle Gizmo, do you believe that big business people who live in big cities like NYC (for instance, Donald Trump) have to act like assholes
Looking at a simpler and more common experience, most of us drive I should imagine. We have all seen unsavoury behaviour and I'm reasonably sure we have all been involved in unsavoury behaviour at some time. What happens to you when you lose that control, when you lose your temper, when you get to the point in your driving where you could actually harm someone?
It simply shouldn't happen, you are driving a dangerous vehicle which can inflict major harm and possibly death on innocent people, and yourself of course. What makes you you do something so utterly stupid?
Thinking about it it's usually that you have had a series of transgressions against yourself, somebody pulled out in front of you, somebody didn't indicate, somebody was driving too slowly, and all these things happen over a series of days or weeks, and then eventually some poor sod does something and Wham you are triggered.
Now you mentioned the bosses and business, The bosses just ordinary people like you and me they may well have had some luck, they may well be gifted in some area, but they are subject to the same emotions and stresses and things that we all are. I'm sure they have people working for them that irritate them, and I'm sure they irritate some of the people around them.
I would guess that their success comes from a lot of hard work, and a reasonable amount of luck and being in the right place at the right time. I doubt very much if being an ass-hole is an indication of success, although I have had run-ins with bosses who were Asshole's.