I was wrong, I never thought old Plugs would give it up.
At least he held out for an enormous payoff
I have a theory. While I’m not sure this is what happened I think it’s a possibility. Suppose that the Dropout letter was written and published before Joe was told about it?
It’s quite obvious he did not write it. So everyone seems to assume that he agreed to drop out and then the letter was written for him. But if the letter was written and put out for he was told then what exactly were his choices at that point?
The mentally and physically failing criminal and sociopath probably doesn’t know he “gave it up”.