The problem is when you have a hedge fund the education part takes a back seat. Anything that might undercut the fund is to be eliminated or avoided. So too "e

The problem is when you have a hedge fund the education part takes a back seat. Anything that might undercut the fund is to be eliminated or avoided. So too "economic power" does not really follow "pillar of civilization". The slave trade was economically very powerful and influential in the 19th century. I think most people consider it as something that eroded development of civilization. https://www.measuringworth.com/slavery.php https://www.measuringworth.com/slavery.php