>They make way more money than you ever will btw
I don't know, I'm sure some /pol/tards have these people beat. NYT writers get paid in supposed prestige and with the privelege of influencing the thoughts of the goyim (for five minutes before the next flashy propaganda they encounter).
That aside, anyone who tries to use this situation as ammo to restrict free speech on the internet is evil or retarded and should be ridiculed.