That's the goal, though. The current batch of elite have come up in a place where they have no real incentive to act in any way except that of their choosing.

That's the goal, though. The current batch of elite have come up in a place where they have no real incentive to act in any way except that of their choosing. They're also exceedingly thin-skinned. If they think they can get away with ruining people who criticize them online, they'll do so.