Yes there is actually: https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/27/business/job-insecurity-o...
Not saying I agree with him 100% but Varoufakis makes similar claims after being in the room with IMF’s leadership.
I’ve had meetings with rich heirs wanting to compete with Facebook because “there are more than enough idiots to make us richer too. Zuckerberg can’t have them all! room laughs.”
There are conversations that take place all the time you’re not invited to.
It’s so subtle and hyper normalized we don’t see it.