People get a kind of power and influence over others when they achieve to create an aura of credibility. Typically this is paired with strong, oversimplified or

People get a kind of power and influence over others when they achieve to create an aura of credibility. Typically this is paired with strong, oversimplified or even false claims. People want to hear it and believe it, so abusers get to reign. This is very typical and likely most problematic in politics. Cults are a smaller but often more extreme instance. The root of the problem is three headed: For one, there is simply not enough respect for education. It’s seen as a cost center and the best education is reserved for a small elite and education is too rigid overall, when it should be a flexible part of our lives through a much larger era. Secondly, there are perverse incentives and little accountability. Abusers are rewarded with power and very rarely do they take real responsibility. Third, there are many who feel disconnected, because they are. They get lied to, manipulated and exploited from all sides. Seen as resources instead of real human beings.