I was reading about how overproduction of "elites" is the primary driving force behind civil conflict, and how one of the best examples of this is the massive increase in the number of lawyers per capita in the USA. If you want an example of how overproduction of "elites", in particular lawyers, can drive civil conflict, look at Pat Robertson, who didn't "find god" until he failed the New York bar exam, or Weather Underground, who were funded by the National Lawyers Guild.