Socrates said the more reputation a person has the MORE ignorant they were.

This reminds me of something Dr Jordan Petersen once said in one of his lectures. From a psychological point of view the ones who climb the later of influence and reputation are the ones with an attraction to power and influence not the ones who wanted to 'do good' or represent the common man. The ones who are good at power dynamics and power games are the ones at the 'top' not the ones with the best outlook for the common people.

This confirms old cliches about politicians but somehow having the psychological vantage point and the historical one from Socrates makes it hit different.

https://youtu.be/id0Kkq4VHDo?t=470

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