> a zero-sum game of vetting the "future leaders" Vetting future leaders isn't zero-sum! To convince yourself, consider some societies that put hereditary aris

> a zero-sum game of vetting the "future leaders" Vetting future leaders isn't zero-sum! To convince yourself, consider some societies that put hereditary aristocrats in charge of everything. Or thugs in charge. Or sincere makers. The sums are very different.