Kieth Wasserman, a Los Angeles-based real estate mogul and Elon Musk fanboy, became the target of widespread mockery after begging for "private firefighters" to come "protect our home" as the city was being ravaged by wildfires last week. Netizens accused him of becoming the poster child of late-stage capitalism, pointing out Wasserman had previously begged president-elect Donald Trump to cut taxes — something that would put additional strain on publicly-funded firefighters. Unfortunately for Wasserman, his pleas were to no avail. His home in the Palisades neighborhood burned down to the ground, according to online records examined by the New York Post. […]