You're seeing a local maxima. The elite are earning your full salary in one day simply by the interest gained on their capital, and they have actual power to ex

You're seeing a local maxima. The elite are earning your full salary in one day simply by the interest gained on their capital, and they have actual power to exert their will upon society and shape the future of mankind. They have the resources and ability to survive the next great filter and form a breakaway civilization, but at this stage of the game, you and I do not.