We don't so much let people soar by design, as have systems in place to capitalize on fame that end up earning more for the entrenched plutocrats than suppressi

We don't so much let people soar by design, as have systems in place to capitalize on fame that end up earning more for the entrenched plutocrats than suppressing it would. That is why you hear the term "kingmaker" in the music and television industries, and why people were willing to put up with so much abuse from people like Harvey Weinstein. Find the most marketable thing you can and use all your money to shove it down people's throats as hard as your can. This is also why mainstream American culture has been mostly shit for the last 20-odd years. In non-cultural areas, letting people "soar" is just the result of whitewashed bribery through campaign finance and lobbying.