Gordon Gecko is the quintessential darkworker, or actually, anyone on Wallstreet probably is for that matter.
I'm not so sure about the need for polarization. In the original essay Steve said that polarized darkworkers actually do more for society than people in the middle. While they probably have a bigger impact, I'm not sure if I see the promotion of greed as a virtue is helping anyone.
I think that the most influential people have large elements of both light and dark, but only choose to represent one to the public. Gandhi was a great spiritual figure, but I'll bet behind closed doors he loved the fame and adulation as much as the good he did.
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