If 3 wolves and a sheep are deciding what's for lunch, advances in BBQ technology developed by sheep are not going to accrue to sheep. There's a productive group that's the cash cow of a democracy. If someone is a member of that group, BTC might allow them to get ahead while simultaneously being milked. Modern democracy hasn't been around very long. Maybe what I'm observing is inevitable. Church possibly helped keep this all in check. But that influence has been undermined.