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TheCoelacanth
on Nov 13, 2020
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The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse
I think what they really mean by "elite overproduction" is overproduction of people who feel that they deserve to be elites.
psychoslave
on Nov 13, 2020
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> people who feel that they deserve to be elites
Well, that’s not a criteria that really separate "real" elite from "wanabe" elite, is it?
AnimalMuppet
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No. But the emotional consequences to the rejected elite are the same as to the rejected wannabe elite. And if they are too many of the wannabe elite, the social consequences are the same, too.
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