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If the metric by which we gauge society's acceptance of someone is their wealth... Elon isn't the first nor will be the last to be a rich asshole.

Making lots of money, and keeping that money, is independent of goodwill. Especially if you're starting rich enough to bypass needing many random people to help you.

I can't agree that Elon showing his ass on Twitter is fundamentally changing social acceptance of doing so.

>>ethbr1+(OP)
I would argue he's the first to just buy one of the biggest social platforms so that he can show his ass on it. Probably not the last one, that we can agree on.

>>actual+a4
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_World (1883)

>>ethbr1+Fs
This newspaper didn't even have reach outside US, are you seriously comparing it to fucking twitter?

>>actual+X52
Yes. There's a huge portion of humanity who doesn't read Twitter. Newspapers in their heyday were more influential on public discourse.

>>ethbr1+vv3
If you buy a phone in any place of this planet and then go to its app marketplace, you will likely see twitter as one of the most popular apps on it. I cannot seriously continue this conversation with someone who considers that to be same as some local city newspaper no one seen.