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What could have led this group of the best and the brightest to betray their fellow elites?
by pmdulaney 2y ago
What could have led this group of the best and the brightest to betray their fellow elites?
- thatguy0900 2y agoHave elites really ever been a unified group? It is by definition made of people with a certain amount of greed and money hoarding tendencies, why wouldn't they constantly betray each other for more money?
- bediger4000 2y agoThis might be an example of Peter Turchin's "elite fratricide".
- pmdulaney 2y agoI haven't heard of him. Is that idea drawn from his book End Times? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62926960-end-times https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62926960-end-times
- bloqs 2y agothere has never been honour among thieves. Being an Elite for any length of time simply requires: 1. competence 2. lack of empathy or remorse for others vs self