This quote by Arthur Schopenhauer: “Men of very great capacity, will as a rule, find the company of very stupid people preferable to that of the common run; for the same reason that the tyrant and the mob, the grandfather and the grandchildren, are natural allies.”

Question

This makes sense to me, but I can’t put into words exactly why it makes sense. Could someone please put it into words?

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Answer 1

Power-hungry leaders will be attracted to the easily leadable.

A natural leader can sway anyone to their cause, but an immoral or incapable leader needs especially gullible people to build his following