That is what made Stringer so fukking delusional. He didn't want to accept what they were and what they had to do to keep what they had.
lets be honest ..... how many times you see all these kingpins like BMF , George Lucas, El chapo get busted and think, "why didnt you retire when you had all that money"
Stringer knew how it would end especially since they had all the heat around them, he just wasnt smart enough to get out wisely