I honestly dispute that. Those people are useful not necessarily because of their skills but because of the authority that they and others grant to them. And ev

I honestly dispute that. Those people are useful not necessarily because of their skills but because of the authority that they and others grant to them. And even though I said the answer doesn't matter in the context, imagine thinking one person is important enough to piss off, sexually harass, make puppets of, berate, fire, etc. the rest of the organization. That's lunacy. > hasn't been paying attention to how the real world works Maybe you haven't been paying attention to the way the real world works. People do not rise to the top by mere virtue of combined empathy and intelligence. Every single person you listed is a narcissistic egomaniac. Somehow adults (supposedly) teach kids that just because someone is rich, smart, athletic, or whatever, that doesn't give them reason to behave poorly. But when it comes to adults, apparently that's all thrown out because some people make "great products" or "great plays". In my opinion, being nice and empathetic matters much, much, much more than someone coming up with some great idea or technology. Technology does not make this world a better place, despite the mantra, and lack of empathy makes this world a rather terrible place.