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Power and wealth concentrate and it's true that the majority of those interested in extreme accumulation tend to be of a certain personality type; a type that would pursue gain at the expense of the greater good, usually with no existential perspective. However, I find it difficult to believe those types of personalities are capable of forming oligarchies concentrated on a collective goal. History is rife with example of how those types of personalities react to others when they have great power and wealth: typically with paranoia, seclusion and an overriding urge to exert primacy.
Right, sociopaths working together would be a nightmare.
I remember asking my psych professor about how two people of this personality type would respond in a relationship and he laughed saying he really doubts they would get passed the 'hello' before it crumbled (obvious hyperbole).