“…people are fundamentally egalitarian but are led to collapses by enriched, status-obsessed elites, while…
“…people are fundamentally egalitarian but are led to collapses by enriched, status-obsessed elites, while past collapses often improved the lives of ordinary citizens.”
Like I say regularly:
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Status drives all change, led by high-status people.
The lives of the majority are improved by catastrophic disruption, to the status quo.
BUT…people are not egalitarian. They all strive for status.
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