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What you quickly realize about the elites is that they are generally mediocrities that never had to go through the meritocracy gauntlet, have few moral qualms and lie, cheat and steal regularly. Yet they expect other people to act differently.

This is what you call a leech, a parasite, or a rent-seeker.
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ManyKeys · 1w
And yet, they put you in prison or murder you for not being an obedient cuck to the system that exploits every bit of you on their behalf.
U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D · 1w
They're only winning because people with merit sell their soul for fiat and status.
jgbtc · 1w
They start off as meritocracies but over time become a closed group, changing the rules to gatekeep membership, and cutting themselves off from external feedback mechanisms that prevent group think, eventually devolving into mediocrities. Sound familiar?
BitcoinconManolito · 1w
And that is why democracy never works. The main goal of a ruler is to keep ruling, and since everyone's vote weighs equal in democracy, he manages to do that by increasing the share of dumb people who buy his lies or sell him their vote for pennies. Thus, the decline on education and the massive imp...
Jonathan · 1w
You just described all of my clients. 🎯
Hard Money Herald · 1w
The revolving door between government and corporate boards creates selection pressure for compliance over competence. When regulatory capture determines market winners, the meritocracy filter gets bypassed entirely. They're mediocrities because the system rewards rent-seeking over innovation. Which ...
0l̶i̶v̶e̶r̶ · 1w
We must take back the power of the word elite. leech, parasite, or rent-seeker is much more fitting.
𝕞ptf · 1w
Call it as you see it Jimmy. 😅❤️
SovereignSailor · 1w
This pretty much applies to all those that seek power over others not just elites.
Henrik Flyman · 1w
"elites"... not really.
bitcoinpoorguy 比特幣傢伙 · 1w
Hard times create strong npubs 💜
Orange🍊Man👤 · 1w
And they're weak without a host...
Bud · 1w
IOW, the Trump family.
FREEDOM · 1w
Merit produces builders. Rent produces parasites. History is very clear on which one collapses societies.
_v_n_t_r_b_l_k_ · 1w
they are not elte they are disgusting predators