The harm caused by ordinary hooligans often remains at the physical level or involves crude language, and their motives and methods are usually straightforward and easy to identify.

And when a "literati" acts like a rogue, their destructive power often increases geometrically:
• Killing without a knife: Intellectuals are skilled at using words and public opinion. They can kill a person's spirit, completely destroying their reputation by distorting facts, moral coercion, or wordplay.
• Logical coherence: Intellectuals possess strong defense capabilities. Ordinary ruffians may only deny their wrongdoings, while "cultural ruffians" can construct a grand theoretical framework for their misdeeds, packaging it as "for the greater good" or "in pursuit of truth."

Scholars usually come with a "moral halo" or "elite label." This identity increases the deceitfulness:
• Inconsistency between words and actions: Historically, there have been many examples of "speaking of virtue and morality on stage while engaging in immoral activities off stage." This stark contrast (collapse of persona) can make the public feel betrayed, leading to the conclusion that "literati are more rogue."
• Sophisticated egoism: Certain elite intellectuals can exploit loopholes in the rules to legally and compliantly harm the interests of others. This "sophisticated" approach is more difficult to guard against than that of petty thugs.