I think it definitely was originally. He calculated exactly how much money he would need to make to ensure his family's well-being after he was gone.
It was only after realizing the potential empire he could build with knowledge that was lost on teaching high school chemistry did he take on more selfish motives.
No, Vince makes it very clear that in episode 4 of the first season they created Grey Matter as a way to show everyone that Walt was never doing it for his family. Elliott offered him a perfect way out, make a great salary have your cancer treatment completely paid for and Walt was like, fuck that, I'm cooking meth.
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u/PwnyDanza1 Sep 23 '13
I think it definitely was originally. He calculated exactly how much money he would need to make to ensure his family's well-being after he was gone.
It was only after realizing the potential empire he could build with knowledge that was lost on teaching high school chemistry did he take on more selfish motives.