from Balaji | by Balaji

It’s not just about the elite and the masses. There are also several potential counter-elites. And, if you think a bit, counter-masses.

The retrospectively obvious concept of a counter-elite clarifies many otherwise silly discussions. Indeed Elon is accomplished — but he is a technological *counter*-elite, not an establishment elite. (The concept comes from Turchin, but can be generalized beyond how he uses it)

People from around the world that don’t feel represented by the global political order. And people within a dominant country that don’t feel represented by the domestic political order. t.co/rOLQSAtLgm