\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

Question about European feudalism.

Was this system as singularly shitty as it sounds, or have m...
disgusting saffron native indirect expression
  06/14/13
just walk outside bro
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  05/29/25
(and yes, OP's country has a third world gini coefficient)
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  05/29/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  06/03/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  06/08/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/01/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/03/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/06/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/08/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/13/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/14/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/16/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/20/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/24/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/29/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  07/30/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  08/04/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  08/10/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/11/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/11/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/11/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/11/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/12/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/12/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/13/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/13/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/16/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/16/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/17/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/18/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/23/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/24/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/24/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/24/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/26/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/26/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/26/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/27/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  11/28/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/02/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/04/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/04/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/07/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/08/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/08/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/09/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/10/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/16/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/18/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/21/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/22/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/24/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/28/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/28/25
...
Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn
  12/29/25
...
nyuug
  01/04/26
Have most large-scale agricultural civilizations over the la...
Brass spot
  05/29/25
Yes, it was terrible, it was the first form of mass-egalitar...
maniacal striped hyena
  05/29/25
(ignores every other form of mass-agriculture that preceded ...
Brass spot
  05/29/25
They were better because you had different tribal clans owni...
maniacal striped hyena
  05/29/25
read the history of the early hydrological civilizations of ...
Brass spot
  05/29/25
Better to be a serf under a Warrior Clique (blessed by the P...
Beady-eyed Boiling Water Place Of Business
  07/01/25
...
sable aphrodisiac people who are hurt
  07/13/25
...
Costumed Heaven Turdskin
  07/13/25
what part of: the peasants are revolting, don't u get?
Infuriating Insanely Creepy Hell
  05/29/25
cq
mind-boggling toaster
  05/29/25
I'd say that like slavery it probably depends on a lot on ju...
Irradiated Shivering Depressive Coffee Pot
  06/03/25
teen black death survivors were the original Boomers
Beady-eyed Boiling Water Place Of Business
  07/02/25
...
concupiscible bespoke clown
  12/18/25
i wish i could have sworn fealty to an employer like a serf ...
pearly misunderstood dilemma antidepressant drug
  06/08/25
Serfs had tons of time off & feast days. It wasn't as ba...
Stimulating shrine
  07/01/25
really depended on the country, the region, and the lord re...
Avocado business firm
  07/16/25
It worked out really well for most folks. Asia had similar s...
Motley abode pocket flask
  11/11/25
it was a nanny state.
Lake disturbing area cuckoldry
  11/24/25
Most societies were nomadic. Home sapiens only became a sett...
Motley abode pocket flask
  12/08/25
actual feudalism was probably fine and shitty in parts four...
Avocado business firm
  12/18/25


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: June 14th, 2013 10:27 AM
Author: disgusting saffron native indirect expression

Was this system as singularly shitty as it sounds, or have most societies historically been based on similar systems?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#23393887)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 4:29 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn

just walk outside bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48969812)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 4:30 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn

(and yes, OP's country has a third world gini coefficient)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48969813)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 3rd, 2025 9:24 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48985020)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 8th, 2025 5:55 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48997575)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 1st, 2025 9:14 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49064860)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 3rd, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49070377)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 6th, 2025 8:32 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49077411)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 8th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49084518)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 13th, 2025 6:52 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49098591)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 14th, 2025 5:12 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49101058)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 16th, 2025 3:43 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49105012)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 20th, 2025 8:00 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49117359)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 24th, 2025 5:37 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49128622)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 29th, 2025 11:50 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49141968)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 30th, 2025 6:59 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49143857)



Reply Favorite

Date: August 4th, 2025 6:52 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49156580)



Reply Favorite

Date: August 10th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49172980)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49421817)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:48 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49421862)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:57 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49421881)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 11:28 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49422254)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 12th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49424474)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 12th, 2025 9:29 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49425035)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 13th, 2025 1:21 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49425543)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 13th, 2025 4:52 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49427654)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 16th, 2025 8:27 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49436681)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 16th, 2025 9:03 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49436785)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 17th, 2025 6:11 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49439167)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 18th, 2025 7:01 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49441985)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 23rd, 2025 8:51 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49454945)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 12:36 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49455274)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 6:55 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49457596)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 9:29 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49458108)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 12:15 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49461550)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 4:27 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49463581)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 26th, 2025 10:41 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49464738)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 27th, 2025 5:48 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49466319)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 28th, 2025 12:55 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49467160)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 2nd, 2025 6:52 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49478445)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 4th, 2025 5:54 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49484240)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 4th, 2025 9:25 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49484832)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 7th, 2025 7:20 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49492316)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 8th, 2025 12:55 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49493000)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 8th, 2025 8:23 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49495268)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 9th, 2025 3:57 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49497250)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 10th, 2025 9:55 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49500993)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 16th, 2025 9:07 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49515504)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 18th, 2025 1:04 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49518561)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 21st, 2025 8:59 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49529071)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 22nd, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49532458)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 24th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49536032)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 28th, 2025 6:54 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49545634)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 28th, 2025 7:05 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49545665)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 29th, 2025 9:19 PM
Author: Alcoholic splenetic legal warrant azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49548639)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 4th, 2026 8:56 PM
Author: nyuug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49562700)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 5:47 AM
Author: Brass spot

Have most large-scale agricultural civilizations over the last 5k years relegated the vast majority of their agricultural labor force /population to a state of semi-slavery enforced by an exploitative elite with a monopoly on violence?

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48969854)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 5:51 AM
Author: maniacal striped hyena

Yes, it was terrible, it was the first form of mass-egalitarianism. All the old Tribal Clans were abolished & people were turned into landless serfs, the only exceptions were the Elite Warlord Clans that got to rule as Lords/Kings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48969860)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 5:55 AM
Author: Brass spot

(ignores every other form of mass-agriculture that preceded it)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48969863)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 7:47 AM
Author: maniacal striped hyena

They were better because you had different tribal clans owning different regions, serfdom was a form of quasi-slavery, only the Kings/Lords had property rights.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48969954)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 1:37 PM
Author: Brass spot

read the history of the early hydrological civilizations of egypt, mesopotamia, the indus and the yellow river valleys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48971066)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 1st, 2025 11:58 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Boiling Water Place Of Business

Better to be a serf under a Warrior Clique (blessed by the Priestly Clique) than a humiliated cog of the Merchant Clique imho

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49065184)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 13th, 2025 6:53 PM
Author: sable aphrodisiac people who are hurt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49098592)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 13th, 2025 7:03 PM
Author: Costumed Heaven Turdskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49098608)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 8:52 AM
Author: Infuriating Insanely Creepy Hell

what part of: the peasants are revolting, don't u get?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48970037)



Reply Favorite

Date: May 29th, 2025 8:54 AM
Author: mind-boggling toaster

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48970041)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 3rd, 2025 9:32 PM
Author: Irradiated Shivering Depressive Coffee Pot

I'd say that like slavery it probably depends on a lot on just where you are, so not singularly shitty just situation dependent

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48985033)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 2nd, 2025 12:06 AM
Author: Beady-eyed Boiling Water Place Of Business

teen black death survivors were the original Boomers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49065206)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 18th, 2025 4:10 AM
Author: concupiscible bespoke clown



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49518664)



Reply Favorite

Date: June 8th, 2025 6:07 PM
Author: pearly misunderstood dilemma antidepressant drug

i wish i could have sworn fealty to an employer like a serf to a feudal lord when i was younger. would have saved me a lot of pain cycling through shitty short-term jobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#48997602)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 1st, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: Stimulating shrine

Serfs had tons of time off & feast days. It wasn't as bad as most people think. They didn't have running water or electricity, but neither did the rulers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49065026)



Reply Favorite

Date: July 16th, 2025 4:01 AM
Author: Avocado business firm

really depended on the country, the region, and the lord

removing technology from the equation it could range from far more harmonious than what we have today to utterly hellish. the general trend towards centralization of power from the early middle ages and on and the rise of the professional state theoretically ensures a general better standard of living for a subject on average, or at the very least a set "floor" for QoL, but ends up removing a lot to do with the nuances of power relations and enduring senses of community in the process

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49105022)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 11th, 2025 8:49 PM
Author: Motley abode pocket flask

It worked out really well for most folks. Asia had similar systems in place for thousands of years and they were stable societies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49421865)



Reply Favorite

Date: November 24th, 2025 10:06 PM
Author: Lake disturbing area cuckoldry

it was a nanny state.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49458174)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 8th, 2025 8:26 PM
Author: Motley abode pocket flask

Most societies were nomadic. Home sapiens only became a settled species during the most recent 5% of our time on earth. There's absolutely nothing normal (or even good) about anything we do today, unless your goal is simply to put more people on the earth's surface

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49495273)



Reply Favorite

Date: December 18th, 2025 1:07 AM
Author: Avocado business firm

actual feudalism was probably fine and shitty in parts

foursquare feudalism otoh is a lot of fun and harmless if it's not infested with faggots

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2281707&forum_id=2\u0026show=my#49518563)