Many people seem to believe that members of the so-called "elite class" are very good at strategic and long-term thinking. This particular belief is the basis for many of the more outrageous conspiracy theories which you might have heard or read about. But is this really the case, or is it a case of wish projection? To be clear, I am not denying that any group of people will, given enough time, attempt to come up with some scheme to attempt domination of others. The real question is whether that can achieve anything beyond pissing in the proverbial rain. What that in mind, here are two reasons why the "elite" might seem more competent than they are in real life.