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Truly regressive to the age of tyrants and kings. Piss off the wrong rich guy and off with your head.
It has always been thus. It's just accelerating now.
We briefly had an age where, with some effort, the masses could keep the powerful in check. As you say…it’s disappearing now.
It's more like a pendulum that has been picking up speed in accordance to the power individuals (or groups of elites) can own.
E.g. a Roman emperor might've had absolute power in his day, but he still couldn't fuck it up for the whole planet at once, for example. Now, not so much, although we've had better periods in between.