Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Anand Giridharadas explains how the elite continuously find ways to screw you, with either good or cynical intentions.

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(0:00) Intro
(3:37) Anand’s time in the elite
(8:28) The mythology of corporations
(13:39) The rationalization of community
(18:48) The rationalization of philanthropy
(19:36) Dehumanizing booking
(24:01) Elite forums
(31:45) Destroying welfare systems
(34:42) Reductionist “thoughtleaders”
(37:12) The wins of government
(42:57) MarketWorld
(48:13) The Epstein class
(57:53) Outro