I wish I could be surprised by stuff like this. Feels like this stuff is the norm, not the exception. Unfortunately, I don't see how this is going to change anytime soon.
The only difference between now and feudal society is that the peasants knew it
In practical terms, social mobility is very low.
I wasn’t going to write a dissertation to make my point
Would you prefer I replace “only difference” with “similarity” or “analogy”? So then I can just say metaphors compare dissimilar things that share at least one common attribute. The point itself would be the exact same and also skirt right by the most pedantic rebuttals.
The peasants were aware of their place in society, the non-capital class has cognitive dissonance their whole lives.