The idea is this: The subset of participants which rises to prominence in any area does so because its members have traits helpful to becoming prominent, not necessarily because they have traits which are desirable.
That sounds like a special case of Universal Darwinism. Some videos on the topic from me:
That sounds like a special case of Universal Darwinism. Some videos on the topic from me:
Universal Selection
NanoDarwinism
Degenerative Darwinism
Natural production and natural elimination