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	== Related Concepts ==		== Related Concepts ==

			* [[Extractocrats]]
	* [[Knarc]]		* [[Knarc]]
	* [[The Looting Party]]		* [[The Looting Party]]

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	The '''Extractive Elite''' is a term coined by Eric Weinstein to describe groups of so-called "elites" who derive power and privilege primarily through extraction, rent-seeking, and institutional capture rather than through productive or public-spirited contributions. The concept is contrasted with the notion of a "True Elite," who are characterized as insubordinate, scientific, sustainable, and oriented toward the public good. The Extractive Elite is also referred to as the ''Rent-seeking Elite'', ''Kleptocratic Elite'', ''Unethical Elite'', ''Anti-Elite'', ''Swamp Elite'', or ''Fake Elite''.		The '''Extractive Elite''' is a term coined by Eric Weinstein to describe groups of so-called "elites" who derive power and privilege primarily through extraction, rent-seeking, and institutional capture rather than through productive or public-spirited contributions. The concept is contrasted with the notion of a "True Elite," who are characterized as insubordinate, scientific, sustainable, and oriented toward the public good. The Extractive Elite is also referred to as the ''Rent-seeking Elite'', ''Kleptocratic Elite'', ''Unethical Elite'', ''Anti-Elite'', ''Swamp Elite'', or ''Fake Elite''.

	The Extractive Elite is defined in opposition to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in ~~our current~~ institutions. While True Elites add value to society, the Extractive Elite consolidate advantage by extracting rents, suppressing dissent, and displacing those who contribute to broader institutional or societal flourishing.		The Extractive Elite is defined in opposition to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in present-day institutions. While True Elites add value to society, the Extractive Elite consolidate advantage by extracting rents, suppressing dissent, and displacing those who contribute to broader institutional or societal flourishing.

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

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	The Extractive 'Elite', also ~~known~~ as Rent-seeking '~~Elite~~', Kleptocratic '~~Elite~~', Unethical '~~Elite~~', ~~So-called~~ '~~Elite~~', Anti-Elite, Swamp '~~Elite~~', or Fake Elite~~, stand~~ in ~~contrast~~ to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in our current institutions.		The '''Extractive Elite''' is a term coined by Eric Weinstein to describe groups of so-called "elites" who derive power and privilege primarily through extraction, rent-seeking, and institutional capture rather than through productive or public-spirited contributions. The concept is contrasted with the notion of a "True Elite," who are characterized as insubordinate, scientific, sustainable, and oriented toward the public good. The Extractive Elite is also referred to as the ''Rent-seeking Elite'', ''Kleptocratic Elite'', ''Unethical Elite'', ''Anti-Elite'', ''Swamp Elite'', or ''Fake Elite''.

			The Extractive Elite is defined in opposition to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in our current institutions. While True Elites add value to society, the Extractive Elite consolidate advantage by extracting rents, suppressing dissent, and displacing those who contribute to broader institutional or societal flourishing.

			== Characteristics ==
			Key features associated with the Extractive Elite include:

			* '''Rent-seeking and extraction''': Reliance on privileges and institutional rents rather than value creation.
			* '''Institutional capture''': Domination of organizations such as academia, government, and science agencies.
			* '''Displacement of True Elites''': Suppression or marginalization of productive, dissenting, or public-spirited elites.
			* '''Opacity and lack of accountability''': Preference for insider networks and avoidance of scrutiny.
			* '''Adaptation to stagnation''': Greater reliance on extraction under conditions of slower economic growth.
			* '''Narrative control''': Shaping public perceptions to entrench dominance, enforce "consensus", and suppress challengers.
			* '''Selective tolerance''': Offering multiple opportunities to loyalists while excluding dissenters.

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	The Extractive 'Elite', also known as Rent-seeking 'Elite', Kleptocratic 'Elite', Unethical 'Elite', So-called 'Elite', Anti-Elite, or Fake Elite, stand in contrast to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in our current institutions.		The Extractive 'Elite', also known as Rent-seeking 'Elite', Kleptocratic 'Elite', Unethical 'Elite', So-called 'Elite', Anti-Elite, Swamp 'Elite', or Fake Elite, stand in contrast to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in our current institutions.

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	The Extractive Elite, also known as Rent-seeking Elite, Kleptocratic Elite, Unethical Elite, So-called Elite, Anti-Elite, or Fake Elite, stand in contrast to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in our current institutions.		The Extractive 'Elite', also known as Rent-seeking 'Elite', Kleptocratic 'Elite', Unethical 'Elite', So-called 'Elite', Anti-Elite, or Fake Elite, stand in contrast to the public-spirited, insubordinate, sustainable, scientific, [[True Elite]], which have been driven out of and are now almost non-existent in our current institutions.

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-|content=@normonics @Gore_Burnelli @EricWeinstein How do you feel about elite surgeons?
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 Elite special forces?
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-|content=@normonics @Gore_Burnelli @EricWeinstein Your true elite want to do a lot for the world. The rent-seeking elite find this terrifying. You don’t want me doing amateur brain surgery on your child because you want to democratize everything. I’m just not an elite musician so I let the top rise.There are limits to inclusion.
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-|content=@normonics @Gore_Burnelli @EricWeinstein Well, I do want my generals to decide what is best for me as I don’t know the military. But I want them accountable. But not overly so. You see where I’m going? We have to trust elites. But they can’t be private rent seekers and they can’t be incompetent or wholly unaccountable.
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