>>5339933I'm inclined to disagree because desu it does seem to be the way things work in the Imperium as is. The Imperium, and the Admech are run by super-gifted people of familial lineages whom assume all the relevant responsibilities of their rank, be they called nobles or magi or what have you, each of increasing rank, status, and ability. There are billions of common denizens, but there are also billions of nobles in charge of them from lowly counts and lords all the way up to princes and governors.
Reminds me of a quote from Margin Call. "There have always been and there always will be the same percentage of winners and losers. Happy foxes and sad sacks. Fat cats and starving dogs in this world. Yeah, there may be more of us today than there’s ever been. But the percentages-they stay exactly the same
> I'm saying that using a noble to collect taxes or manage sections of a hive is the definition of wasted potentialThat is unless said noble, be he an Administratum or a Mechanicus Provender, has been trained his entire life for such a position.
It is possible for someone to climb the rank, don't get me wrong, but it seems much more efficient to try and engineer competency than it is to play dice and try to gamble for it out of the seething masses.
