Since elite classes are probably inevitable without significantly reengineering the human condition, we at least want elite social structures that... 1. Do not

Since elite classes are probably inevitable without significantly reengineering the human condition, we at least want elite social structures that... 1. Do not stifle the well-being of lower classes 2. Allow upwards mobility into the elite class from lower classes Today's elite caste fails both criteria: the current elites have architected the US, if not the world, to the detriment of the working class. Upwards mobility is very low - which drives resentment and distrust. The elite tends to select for its children moreso than any hypothetical notion of "merit", which gives the feeling that they are less "the best our country has to offer" and more "space aliens that happen to run everything".