I suppose I could take my normal cynical view and posit that the oligarchy we've been trying to breed in this country again for the past three decades would be happy as clams to weed out the genetically "weak" and poor by letting them rot and die. After all, enough serfs make a light workload for the privileged ... but too many are just that many more mouths to feed. (Hence, you get the almost-constant cycle of war to kill off the surplus.)
At the risk of sounding glib, that's a rather Scrooge-ish remark. I only hope that people for the most part do not feel that way. Not saying anyone reading this does, but it is a rather frightening concept.
To me, the feudal system was frightening - there's a reason they call it the "the Dark Ages" IMO. No chance to move up, no chance for advancement or to stand out and be noticed for being better at something, no way to GET a chance to be more than what you were born. It's why I said I *could* take that view. Just a possibility. Hopefully things are shifting.
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