It's the fascist paradigm: the idea that people are incapable of self-rule, save for a very small number of singular geniuses who should be put in a position of absolute authority over all of us, to keep us safe from our own foolish impulses:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/12/donella-meadows/#paradigmatic
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Cory Doctorow
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