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What's the point of all this pseudo-wisdom? Just don't try to make me look like an idiot.

I'm not familiar with you, this is the first time (I think) we've crossed paths in forum discussions, and since I'm not inclined to think of people as idiots from the start (rather the opposite), then...

So, what I didn't understand was about the pyramid of power and the rulers.

In this case, you didn't understand the meaning I put into the term "boyars." It has an indirect relationship to the boyars of Kievan Rus'. And that's what I was actually pointing out. This is not a sign of inadequacy, but rather a sign of a different set of associations. It happens...

Do you have other ways of governing a state?

No. And this is one of the thoughts I wanted to convey with that post. That despotism, monarchy, democracy, etc., are just decorations for the public, and the meaning of what is happening is roughly the same everywhere.

I wanted to say that those you call "Boyars" are not the Chosen Ones.

And I didn't call them the Chosen Ones. These are people who, due to their personal qualities, can take (create/obtain/seize) the right to make decisions not only for themselves (and their proteges), but also for their neighbors. To influence the group ideologically or administratively.

This is not about status or position, but about mindset and character. Not everyone can do this, even in relation to their wife and children, and yet we are talking about such activities in relation to subordinates, partners, colleagues, competitors, all sorts of independent players, etc.

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You don't say it directly, but you communicate from exactly that position, and many people have noticed it.

This is a litmus test.