Don’t forget inertia. As long as the political structure isn’t too dysfunctional “tradition”* could take over and keep things rattling along.
I personally think the social glue is part threat of violence, tradition and nobles with enough money moving around to make it profitable to a few of the right people.
*I have heard of tradition defined as a way doing things that made sense at one time but now exists because of an emotional attachment.
I personally think the social glue is part threat of violence, tradition and nobles with enough money moving around to make it profitable to a few of the right people.
*I have heard of tradition defined as a way doing things that made sense at one time but now exists because of an emotional attachment.
