How to Fight a Tyrannical Movement
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The Rise and Fall of the Republican Party
The strivers are the corrupt group, they are lacking in scruples. They like to kind of be on top of the pile and get other people to reinforce that for them. So you can see how it attract narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths who are very frequently going to end up being ringleaders and movements. The strivers follow because they're basically looking to maximize their utility. In the words of somebody who I actually heard say this at a conference one time: "I don't really care what the world is going to be"
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