At least aristos of old built opulent palaces and commissioned art and stuff. These fuckers are the tackiest people in existence.

When you are born into the most privileged echelon of the upper class of the imperial core, you don’t need to be smart, or even cunning, to make your way into high office or some other position of power. It’s only natural that the inbred morons eventually end up in charge of the whole shitshow.