This a bloody brilliant essay Palmer. A great primer on power and psychopathy. However, the complex institutional ecology of a society that so inordinately rewards psychopaths is much more perplexing. And, AI is especially prone to extending the power of these destructive individuals. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/fast-furious-techno-feudalism-artificial-intelligence-and-the-death-of-human-agency-afc0ed4da941