Astronauts.
Aspirational and heroic, with no policy responsibility that will cause disillusionment.
Big growth area too
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Most admired elites in the west:
1940s: decorated military veterans
1950s: spies
1960s: rocket scientists
1970s: brain surgeons*
1980-1987: investors
1988-1997: hackers
1997-2015: entrepreneurs
2015 - now: nobody
* when did ‘brain surgery’ replace ‘rocket science’?