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Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by yunwal on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @11:38AM (#33985989)
> not her status as a billionaire

There's a fair share of that as well[0]. But yes, Elon, the worlds richest man (as of earlier this year), draws more ire for his wealth. It's expected since he's about 160x richer than Rowling (she's no longer a billionaire), and uses his money to rig the economy in his favor. He's a more apt symbol of the billionaire class than Rowling.

0 - https://twitter.com/lewisjwr/status/1513219862373584902

Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by Retric on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @01:23PM (#33987525)
“As of 2022, J.K. Rowling’s net worth is an estimated £820 million, or around $1.1 billion, per The Sunday Times. According to the site, this makes Rowling the 196th richest person in the U.K. overall.” https://stylecaster.com/jk-rowling-net-worth/
Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by davidcbc on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @01:54PM (#33988185)
Nobody gives a shit about Bernard Arnault who is now the richest man so maybe people don't like Elon's actions more than they don't like his money.

If you look at the top 10 list of richest people Elon is the only one who draws this level of negative attention because he's the only one who is having a huge public meltdown and constantly being in the news for being a garbage human being

Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by yunwal on Thursday December 15, 2022 @12:02AM (#33995425)
About 20% of America thinks Bill Gates put microchips in the COVID vaccine.
Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by Retric on Thursday December 15, 2022 @07:04AM (#33998239)
That seems unlikely, that’s about the rate people give silly answers to pollsters.

The study by YouGov in conjunction with The Economist has found that 30-44-year-olds are most likely to believe this widely debunked conspiracy, with 7% of people from this age group saying that it is "definitely true" and 20% of them saying it is "probably true.

Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by yunwal on Thursday December 15, 2022 @12:47PM (#34003066)
This yougov poll[0] seems to suggest around 20% of democrats and independents vs. 40% of Republicans believe the gates conspiracy. You also just quoted something that backs up what I said?

Look, in no way am I saying polls are perfect but almost every metric imaginable says Elon is not the most unpopular billionaire by a long shot. There’s not a huge conspiracy against Musk specifically, people just don’t like power-hungry billionaires.

Nobody cares about Bernard Arnault because he doesn’t really pose an existential threat. High fashion will continue to do the same thing they’ve always done

0 - https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/20...

Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by Retric on Thursday December 15, 2022 @01:11PM (#34003360)
The quote was pointing only 7% of respondents in that age range say they think it’s true rather than think it’s either likely, possible, or false.
Re:ElonJet Is Now Suspended by yunwal on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @01:48AM (#34062479)
I really don’t think this refutes my point or even differs from what I said. Likely means they think it’s true, they’re just not confident.