He justifies this position by creating a heroic narrative of extreme wealth. He conflates the economic elite, spending their money in new ways, with philosophical and scientific pioneers. Just as the political philosopher should be free to think the unthinkable, so the very rich should be free to do the undoable, without constraint by public interest or public opinion.
“Neoliberalism: the deep story that lies beneath Donald Trump’s triumph | George Monbiot” at www.theguardian.com