If a theory of mind allows one to interact with others through projection, then a theory of society allows those in power to interact with society through projection, and those out of power to navigate that society. Whatever the case, it is staggering to watch the massive distortions in thought made available by power and privilege.
You have a group of people that feel society is some sort of stable resource to be mined, which can be controlled and shaped according to one's will. Perhaps this is temporarily the case for those with enormous amounts of power. But this intoxicant of power is ever more unbelievable as it reaches new heights, in which powerful people think they can loot and take whatever they want, even under signs that the society is gradually becoming more squishy, amorphous, and antagonistic to control and exploitation. Of course, we know where these transgressions generally lead.
