The deeper we are drawn into the “wealth-is-status” equilibrium, the more we may come to accept the supremacy of tech billionaires, says Nobel laureate and MIT economist Daron Acemoglu. BOSTON: Tech billionaires such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are not just among the richest people in human history. They also are exceptionally powerful – socially, culturally and politically. While this is partly a reflection of the social status that our society attaches to wealth in general,