It's not the placement of smart people, it's the political climate.
When an idle ruling class of parasites siphons all the productive surplus of society, there's not a lot of room for innovation... Unless they come up with a gentleman's compact to dabble in gentleman scholarship.
When an idle ruling class of parasites siphons all the productive surplus of society, there's not a lot of room for innovation... Unless they come up with a gentleman's compact to dabble in gentleman scholarship.