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It's scandalous because it fails basic rational inquiry. "I made the numbers go up really high" does not make humans into gods. They have to use speech and rely on other autonomous humans to do anything. If people follow the directives of the wealthy, it's because they want to follow them, whether it's because of cowardice, avarice, mimesis, or simple emergent behavior. If history teaches us anything, it's that wealthy and powerful people stay alive just as long as their underlings want them to.