I just posted this comment:
Passion is the foundation of a great blog. Elliott is one of Gary’s passions. So be it. Call it a symptom of the very passion that makes this blog fun to read.
Elliott has a passion too: Premium Class Warfare. So be it. There are readers who revel in envying the travel experiences of others. Is it really so bad that a writer feeds those readers the falsehoods they yearn to hear?