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marcus_holmestoday at 4:52 AM0 repliesview on HN

On the way up, yes. But once they're there, no. As soon as the only way of getting more power is to take over someone else's fiefdom, all that class solidarity disappears.

See the recent purges of the military leadership in China. Or Putin's cronies continually accidentally falling out of windows. It's not safe near the top.