the magic of "elite circles" isn't that they're individually better but that they're playing an iterated game where it is very costly to defect and therefore can trust each other's handshake deals
any wistful desire for "well-funded community, but more supportive and less cliquish" is missing the point that high trust groups rely on holding ppl accountable for selfish disloyal actions
poisoning the information environment of your community with endless "psyops" and strategic ambiguity is antisocial behavior imo
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