The article is a reflection on the role of elites in societies. The author argues that all functional societies have elites, considering this a natural and necessary fact.
The text argues that elites are inevitable and that societies need them to function properly.
However, the author distinguishes between having elites in the abstract and having these specific "elites," suggesting that the problem lies in the type of elites that currently occupy leadership positions, rather than in the existence of elites per se.
The article concludes that, unlike elites, mediocrity is not inevitable, implicitly suggesting that quality and competence should be the criteria for selecting leaders.
