> When they have dreams for the world, they dream of new versions with higher mandates and bigger budgets. (Think socialism.) This sentence was a red flag in t

> When they have dreams for the world, they dream of new versions with higher mandates and bigger budgets. (Think socialism.) This sentence was a red flag in terms of the author’s credibility. The wealthy educated class the author generalizes about overwhelmingly despises socialism. This sentence also indicates that the author has internalized that tired misunderstanding “socialism is when the government does stuff”.