Was it not enough that Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos invaded St. Barth’s over the holidays, dancing in resortwear? Was it not enough, when flights throughout the Caribbean were restricted during the U.S. raid on Venezuela, that environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio got stuck on a super-yacht and missed the Palm Springs International Film Awards?
It was not enough that one restaurant after another hustled caviar, Wagyu beef, and white truffles like pushers with a stash of recreational drugs. I heard one waiter recommend a Manhattan garnished with foie gras, which is both egregious and gross. Diplo was Diplo-ing; Jet Skiers were Jet Skiing. It was all ridiculous and bougie, the kind of nonsense regular visitors to the island have learned to avoid.
