… There’s an entire genre of media coverage best described as “rich guy has an opinion.” It’s surprisingly common, and once you notice it you’ll see it everywhere: entire news stories dedicated to the otherwise unremarkable opinion of a rich person, or news stories that fold the opinions of rich people into their otherwise neutral coverage. It’s taken for granted in many newsrooms that a person’s wealth imbues their opinions with newsworthiness.
In other news, turns out standing in the rain will make you wet!
No shit… liberalism - you know, that fundamentally oligarchic ideology that dictates an individual’s status in society purely through their level of private ownership over the economy - treats billionaire parasites like quasi-religious entities whose every utterance should be treated as gospel.
Are people only noticing this now?