[asveikau]

Many people point to the bad spelling and grammar of these powerful, abusive people and they say wow, that's a flex.

My own reaction is more like these people are stupid. It's not power that makes them write poorly. They're not capable of getting it right.

Look at what Noam Chomsky wrote to Epstein as a contrast. Multiple paragraphs and usually coherent. He makes Epstein look dumb. (Which he was.) I don't support what and to whom Chomsky was writing, but he is better at writing.

[NoGravitas]

The thing is that "being an idiot" would have consequences for you; it doesn't have consequences for them.

[asveikau]

This isn't black and white. Tons of people face little or no consequences for being idiots, but don't achieve the levels that Epstein did.

[teshigahara]

Exactly. Remember this is a guy who was "best friends" with Donald Trump. It's just a group of idiots who became rich and powerful through a combination of luck and criminality.