[godelski]

  > Essentially, I’m arguing they have more money than actual wealth, and they’re immeasurably poorer without a functioning society and economy

You can't rule over the dead.

Though it's unfortunate that those in power don't seem to understand that their lives are much better than kings and queens of the past. Even the average person in a first world country lives much better than royalty from even a few hundred years ago.

It's ironic, the pursuit of power usually limits its own growth. To maximize power you have to give it up, because it's multidimensional