“The result is a world that is much more unpredictable than it was. The individual whims and collective paranoias of very powerful men (they are nearly all men) play a more important role, and are far less constrained than they used to be. The differences between the extremely rich and ordinary people are greater and much more politically salient than they used to be. As the rich become more isolated from mortal concerns, their weirdness effloresces”
https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-rich-are-not-like-you-and-me