In the Authoritarian world, there is a Benevolent Master, the Journeyman Professional, and the Worker Drone
The Benevolent Master is the parent of the he home, wise and properly educated. He was born with the proper mental acuity to handle "deep" thinking, long term planning and strategizing.
The Journeyman Professional is able to make a living on his own, like a young man starting out, but not able enough where he doesn't have to get his hands dirty anymore - a quick thinking tinkerer who leverages other people's work, good at organizing established concepts, a craftsman, organizer, or tactician. There are a few who can strategize or network using their natural talents or reputation to grow to a position of "Master" (in a "Master/Journeyman" dynamic), but most remain Journeymen, living comfortably as they are competent enough providing services to the Masters as needed.
But most of the world is made up of worker drones. Simple minded, like young children. Who might be talented in one (or several) way they could be a Journeyman or even Master, but there's always serious flaws or faults they are just born with that makes them pretty much incapable of amounting to much of anything. Worker drones never going to prosper or produce much of anything, so they should just be happy to live and work like the fungible livestock or pets they share value with.
So yeah, we Masses should just realize we're immensely honored if a Master or Journeyman chooses to employ our otherwise disposable asses.
I'm only being partially sarcastic here - because there are way too many inbred upper class sociopaths, lucky grifters, and desperate small pond/big fish incels and queen bees who act like this Plantation Fantasy of theirs can be successful in a Real World environment.
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