Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Thought leaders" help gut the government infrastructure that helps normal people, then advocate for their companies to "fill the gap" of government failure — failure that they themselves brought about. This is the fraud behind the "thought leader" class.

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