This thing about autonomy is really overrated. The fact is most people can be shown, using brain scans to have one or more areas in their brains where the connectivity is just plain lousy or, due to genetic factors or, perhaps, lead poisoning, to have a smaller than average frontal cortex.
Though nearly everybody is capable of developing some skills, because of their cerebral limitations, relatively few are capable of of seeing the big picture and acting appropriately. Given the fact that we live in a time of cultural disintegration brought on by advancing technology and disrespect for religious and spiritual traditions as well some real and serious environmental problems, we need folks with the best quality brains available to lead us.
The people who should lead us are, in fact, the working rich. By showing their ability to create wealth they have displayed for all to see the excellent quality of their brains. The rest of us, including myself, should not venture to assert ourselves against them or to confiscate their earned wealth through taxation or other means. By earning their wealth they have shown that they in fact possess better comprehension of the world than most of us.
Another way they show their worth is by the existence of serious disagreements among themselves. This shows that they are not a monolith, incapable of changing direction, but rather a collection of vibrant thinkers and doers. The rest of us, limited as we are, would do best to get out of their way and follow their lead.
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