I respect your insightful approach. I think it’s possible to make that argument, but I’d love to hear why you think Elon’s is even comparable. What’s your insight there?
As far as their impact on society through the organizations they control, the effect is indirect and murkier, they've both got some significant area. It's not like Z is a flatline.
UPDATE: from [https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-11/matt-l...] today: > Anyway now Musk owns Twitter, after paying $44 billion for it, and he is using it to talk about the size of his penis. These facts are also related.