Both the peasentry and nobility had a pretty hard, brutal understanding of thier role in the world; while the entire 'nobilise oblige' bullshit is in part just good PR, the life of nobility wasn't exactly sunshine and lollipops given the pressures most would suffer under. Whereas the peasentry would have a good grasp on just how tenuous life could be, and what risk were prevalent even in thier day to day life.
The middleclass, by comparison, requires a horde of artificial requirements to even exist; a mixture of city-focus combined with the need for hyper-specialized roles that were often small by comparison.
Both the peasentry and nobility had a pretty hard, brutal understanding of thier role in the world; while the entire 'nobilise oblige' bullshit is in part just good PR, the life of nobility wasn't exactly sunshine and lollipops given the pressures most would suffer under. Whereas the peasentry would have a good grasp on just how tenuous life could be, and what risk were prevalent even in thier day to day life.
The middleclass, by comparison, requires a horde of artificial requirements to even exist; a mixture of city-focus combined with the need for hyper-specialized roles that were often small by comparison.
...shit, you may be on to something.
The rights and freedoms to secure Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Wealth for all citizens of the nation.
I don't like where this revelation is going.
Can we stop the ride please, I'd like to get off.