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Don't you love when people do that? lol "Trump and Musk aren't like the elites!" like oh I didn't realize your normal, everyday, average Joe could just leverage

Don't you love when people do that? lol "Trump and Musk aren't like the elites!" like oh I didn't realize your normal, everyday, average Joe could just leverage their assets and spend $44bn to buy a platform just to ~destroy it~ sorry, make it better by making sure no one posts there.

woooooo 3y ago
I think when people say this, they're using "elite" to signal a mentality rather a wealth level. Consider a wealthy, business-owning tradesman and a broke ivy league post-doc. Who sounds more "elite" in their mannerisms? "Professional/managerial class conformist" might be more precise but it's pretty clunky.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  > they're using "elite" to signal a mentality Given the nonsensical things I've seen declared "elite" and "nonelite", I'm certain that "elite" is just used as a synonym for "whoever I currently hate".
  - woooooo 3y ago
    There's that too, plus the fact that using the word "elite" is itself something that mostly the elite do.
    - staunton 3y ago
      In my experience that's false.
- chankstein38 3y ago
  And you don't think that the guy with the golden toilet who owns several estates and the guy who bought a social media platform because he was mad they weren't allowing the golden toilet guy on the platform are textbook elites, even by your definition? They really do have people brainwashed to think they're on their side...