> The arrogance of thinking that a small handful of elites should "run things" for the stupid commoners dates back Not sure if you're calling me arrogant or no

> The arrogance of thinking that a small handful of elites should "run things" for the stupid commoners dates back Not sure if you're calling me arrogant or not, by all means I'm all for a new society in which people govern themselves as much as is technologically possible. I believe that the system of 'elites' has been taken to an extreme globally and is one of the main reasons for the dire state of the whole system, including climate change, pollution, financial bubbles, etc. What I'm saying though is that the 'old' system is built to perpetuate itself - they have power - military, police, justice... And they won't give it up for some shiny new ideas, even if it means self-destruction.