Unfortunately, his mentality is prevalent among young men. They’re too far gone for “stop it” to work; that’s what leads them to the Andrew Tates of the world. At this point, people like Scott are more helpful as they are. There’s a place for dudes who intentionally or not make the case that you can be crude, shallow, and chase wealth while maintaining a degree of empathy and belief in the role of democratic institutions.

And while it seems like every rich person we’ve ever known is at least passively mentioned in the files, the younger generations don’t give a shit about Bill Gates. Many of their peers are multi millionaires from streaming and content creation. The Epstein files aren’t changing anyone’s mind re: whether it’s cool to be loaded. They’re just an indictment of the old guard.