Your comment resonated with me, feels like it somehow ties in with Peter Turchin's concept of "Elite Overproduction" [0] We're generating too many elites, and

Your comment resonated with me, feels like it somehow ties in with Peter Turchin's concept of "Elite Overproduction" [0] We're generating too many elites, and there isn't room for all of them in the power structure. Which could explain why bureaucracies have grown so much, finding some place to put these warm bodies. Of course orgs can only support so much bloat, leading to infighting for status, further leading to social instability and culture wars. Anyhow, interesting food for thought. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_overproduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_overproduction