Elite overproduction happens when a society produces too many people who believe they deserve high status.

Elite overproduction happens when a society produces too many people who believe they deserve high status. To get there, they often try to align themselves with genuinely marginalized groups in order to unseat the current elites and replace them. A lot of the time, when you hear… pic.twitter.com/DGenNoT7ju

— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) August 25, 2025