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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
If the Joker began his criminal career today in real life with no connections, belongings, or criminal reputation, how far does he get? How does he do it?
gpt
We have a lot of experience with criminals, but a villain? No.. we wouldn't know what to do with that. 

Without a Batman, it'd be the beginning of one of the most prolific killers in history.

Because you see, the Joker doesn't have any connections, not really. He doesn't need them. He burns every bridge he uses, when he needs something new, he lies, scares or breaks whoever he needs into working with him. And belongings? He has nothing in his pockets but knives and lint. 

It's part of his 'art'. You can take everything from him and plaster his face on every building and he'll still think boxes around you, tearing everything down from scratch just because he wants to. That's the scary thing. You think you know what he wants and stop him, and you'll still wake up to him about to carve open your face.

And reputation? One child puking his guts out while laughing himself to death on video is all the reputation he'll ever need.