>>67574
I know. I just have something to post, so why not. I don't hang out instas hunting and gathering new photos.

A monarchy can be democratic, eg. UK or Skandi countries.
In the age of absolutism, estates, despotism it is doubtful their economy can be called capitalism (during the Middle Ages it was feudalism). Presence of trade and banking doesn't signal capitalism.
But I do agree on the "have to feed the sheep if we want to shear them" mindset isn't new. On the Hungary the Kádárist regime in the late communism created something similar.
>Freedom is a valuable commodity.
Indeed. And they'll sell the illusion of it for high price.

>>67575
>post-scarcity society
All right this is an important piece of the puzzle (tho I recall you wrote something similar above). So you suggest that scarcity will be solved, so competing for resources become pointless.
I'm not sure. Even if it indeed be solved, scarcity is a huge drive, motivator, so keeping it around might seem a good idea for those who will have the control.