>[!abstract] >Elite overproduction is a concept developed by Peter Turchin that describes the condition of a society that is producing too many potential elite members relative to its ability to absorb them into the power structure. This, he hypothesizes, is a cause for social instability, as those left out of power feel aggrieved by their relatively low socioeconomic status (Wikipedia, 2025). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): [[Academic inflation]] >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —