the beauty of turchin's equations is that they seem to be universal. what elites are doesn't depend much on details, except that they are possible to exist beca

the beauty of turchin's equations is that they seem to be universal. what elites are doesn't depend much on details, except that they are possible to exist because there is a surplus produced by the peasants, slaves or in the modern era, supermarket workers or 3rd worlders. today's elites are those who were able to work from home while being served by those people essentially.