I am not sure why someone would downvote this. It is 100% revolting and indicative of a really rotten system that allows this to happen.
capitalism has its faults, but these platitudes about rotten systems really miss the mark.
Also, concentration of wealth doesn’t reverse without action - so your initial remarks on fiefdoms and feudalism may not be too far from where we find ourselves in this century, which king do you bend the knee to: House of the dragon, Zuckerberg, or House of the camel, Musk?
I just believe that technology and innovation and creative destruction (in the schumpeterian sense) can (as they did) bring better resource usage which in turn drive better lifestyle for everyone.
I'm not sure where I would go from here; my brain is wired to my country problems (which is not usa, I hail from europe) which are completely 0 opportunities to actually get rich + complete domination of old money due to compound interest unstoppable force.
Heavily taxing inheritance in every form could be a start, but I'm not an expert in policy.
I mean, someone is, because that is the only way to get billionaires.
But it's not us or our kids, at least.
HN is great for getting a little window into how the rich sociopaths in this culture live.
When folks write ahistorical fantasy, as you've done here, it's a very useful picture to help understand what kinds of really bad things folks are capable of thinking about the world.