I feel like we've completely lost the thread of my original statement. What do you consider makes someone elite? To me it is wealth and influence and if we take for example the discussion about climate change oil execs are far more elite than academics or mid-level bureaucrats in the EPA. I'm just saying that by most definitions Trump, Musk, Thiel et al. are far more elite than the academics this article believes are "the elite".
Government and academic institutions aren't the only institutions that exist though. Conservatives largely dominate private industry and those institutions are also hugely influential on our daily life.
Im not saying that those things aren't influential. I’m pushing back on the idea that “the elite” somehow only consists of left wingers in government and academic spaces. Why is Trump not considered the elite? Why not Elon Musk or Joe Rogan or Chris Rufo? Why aren’t the upper execs of Exxon elite? All of these people have infinitely more influence than the curator who is considered an example of the elite according to the article.
Why is Trump not considered the elite? Why not Elon Musk or Joe Rogan or Chris Rufo?
You're not getting it. Either intentionally or you refuse to understand. Again, I'm not wasting my time on this, but I've already stated why people think this way. Because they don't have power.
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u/wheelsnipecelly23 Left Visitor Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24
I feel like we've completely lost the thread of my original statement. What do you consider makes someone elite? To me it is wealth and influence and if we take for example the discussion about climate change oil execs are far more elite than academics or mid-level bureaucrats in the EPA. I'm just saying that by most definitions Trump, Musk, Thiel et al. are far more elite than the academics this article believes are "the elite".