Elon Musk has long seemed like a man immune to embarrassment, let alone self-reflection. But something shifted days ago, when Joyce Carol Oates —the 87-year old author of 58 novels, including Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? and the Marilyn Monroe-inspired Blonde —eviscerated the billionaire, publicly dragging the richest man in the world on his own social media website.

Oates made her first dig at Musk in response to a post shared by X user @wildbarestepf. “So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who

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