> All elites and experts can do is attempt to persuade other people Experts rarely persuade anyone, and when they do it's usually another expert in the same fi

> All elites and experts can do is attempt to persuade other people Experts rarely persuade anyone, and when they do it's usually another expert in the same field. So much for expertise. Meanwhile, being successful at persuasion is one of the defining characteristics of high social status. Napoleon was dead broke when he escaped from Elba, but by the time he made it to Paris virtually the entire French army was marching with him. It's hard to be more elite than being a beloved emperor who persuades the usurping king's army to join him. Another way you can tell social status is mate selection. For example, Elon Musk is clearly not just rich, but socially elite. Consider the difference between the women he is with compared to the obvious wildly rich but low sociosexual status nerds like Zuckerberg.