The atmosphere of whiplash could explain our numbness. When social media timelines showed the world's richest zooming across Venetian waters to the wedding venue on the island of San Giorgio, its lack of substantial meaning or cultural impact is likely why so many hated it.

The festival weekend came right after another significant moment in Hayek's family, the high school graduation of her stepson, Augustin James Evangelista, whom her husband shares with supermodel Linda Evangelista. Salma had been celebrating Augustin's milestone just days before the Bezos wedding.