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When we think aristocracy, we usually think about a tiny percentage of people holding grand titles
But did you know that the real number of aristocrats was often around 5-10%% of the population?
When we think aristocracy, we usually think about a tiny percentage of people holding grand titles
But did you know that the real number of aristocrats was often around 5-10%% of the population?
There are many levels of aristocracy
From simple titels like sir, all the way up to king or even emperor
But let's focus on that 5% figure right now
So European societies were about:
1-10%% ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐
15-20% ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
75-80% ๐ ๐๐๐๐
From simple titels like sir, all the way up to king or even emperor
But let's focus on that 5% figure right now
So European societies were about:
1-10%% ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐
15-20% ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
75-80% ๐ ๐๐๐๐
I'm guestimating a little here, but that 5% owned 80% of land & money
The 15-20% freemen owned the other 20%
The serfs owned practically nothing
This system operated quite stabilly for 100's of years
Why did it eventually end?
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
The 15-20% freemen owned the other 20%
The serfs owned practically nothing
This system operated quite stabilly for 100's of years
Why did it eventually end?
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
The industrial revolution meant that the main way of making money was no longer owning land
It was owning resources, factories, technology & manpower
Serfs could make more money working in the freemen's factories
And thus aristocracy lost most of their money & power
It was owning resources, factories, technology & manpower
Serfs could make more money working in the freemen's factories
And thus aristocracy lost most of their money & power
But did the percentages ever change?
Not really
The aristocracy simply got replaced by bankers & industrialists
5% of the people still owned 80% of everything
the next 15-20% of people owned 20%
The rest owned nothing
(Starting to see a pattern here?)
Not really
The aristocracy simply got replaced by bankers & industrialists
5% of the people still owned 80% of everything
the next 15-20% of people owned 20%
The rest owned nothing
(Starting to see a pattern here?)
Ignoring the small anomaly that happened between 1945-1970ish
You can see the exact same thing happening again today
About 5% of the population owning 80% of everything
About 15-20% owning their fair share of 20%
And everyone else basically owns nothing
You can see the exact same thing happening again today
About 5% of the population owning 80% of everything
About 15-20% owning their fair share of 20%
And everyone else basically owns nothing
The only reason why it's not as obvious now as it used to be in 1400
Is that general living standards have increased massively thanks to technology
Now what is the point of this entire thread?
Is that general living standards have increased massively thanks to technology
Now what is the point of this entire thread?
The aristocratic system is the natural division of power & wealth for humans
No matter how the system changes, you'll always hover around
5% owning 80%
15-20% owning 20%
And everyone else owning nothing
No matter how the system changes, you'll always hover around
5% owning 80%
15-20% owning 20%
And everyone else owning nothing
You can't save most people
The population will always be
80% ๐ ๐๐๐๐
15% ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
5% ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐
However, there is one huge difference between today and the 1400's
Mobility between the classes has become easier
The population will always be
80% ๐ ๐๐๐๐
15% ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
5% ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐
However, there is one huge difference between today and the 1400's
Mobility between the classes has become easier
It has become possible to go from being a serf with nothing
To becoming a freeman owning his fair share
To even becoming an aristocrat owning a lot
To becoming a freeman owning his fair share
To even becoming an aristocrat owning a lot
It's not easy to move up the ranks for several reasons
- Nobody ever taught you how to earn money
- You will have to accept your fellow serfs won't grow with you
- Those in the aristocracy & free guilds have an interest in keeping others out
But it can be done
- Nobody ever taught you how to earn money
- You will have to accept your fellow serfs won't grow with you
- Those in the aristocracy & free guilds have an interest in keeping others out
But it can be done
And also know that once you reach the aristocracy
You'll come across those same numbers
5% own 80% of the wealth
15% own t20%
The rest own nothing (compared to the billionaire class)
You'll come across those same numbers
5% own 80% of the wealth
15% own t20%
The rest own nothing (compared to the billionaire class)
So what's the morale of this thread?
It's for you to realize how human society has always been structured
No point in fighting it, focus on winning it
The aristocrats of today might be poor tomorrow
But there will always be new aristocrats
Best make sure you're one of them
It's for you to realize how human society has always been structured
No point in fighting it, focus on winning it
The aristocrats of today might be poor tomorrow
But there will always be new aristocrats
Best make sure you're one of them
Unfortunately I don't have any get rich quick guides to sell you
So you'll have to satisfy yourself with free information for once ;)
So you'll have to satisfy yourself with free information for once ;)
