Although these times seem less fair, I feel that these societies made more logical sense when you consider people's beliefs at the time. For example, people thought that kings were divine beings chosen by god(s) so that justified why they had all this power, status and wealth. Nowadays it's difficult to make sense of why things are they way they are... Once you factor out the religious framework and you factor out the false narratives about success and power being attained as the result of hard or intelligent work... The modern social structure doesn't seem to make any sense.
It all seems to be about luck these days. Why should randomness determine everything and why should we pretend that our social structures are based on anything but meaningless randomness? Part of the mental illness of modern society is that we're constantly pretending that random events mean something.
It all seems to be about luck these days. Why should randomness determine everything and why should we pretend that our social structures are based on anything but meaningless randomness? Part of the mental illness of modern society is that we're constantly pretending that random events mean something.