Elena ``of Valhalla'' on Nostr: /me, yesterday evening: listened to Barbero talking about villagers in a certain part ...

/me, yesterday evening: listened to Barbero talking about villagers in a certain part of the Middle Ages weren't too unhappy about paying the right¹ amount of taxes to a local lord, because they *did* have a need for the service they provided of protection from raiders and outside threats.

/me, just afterwards: pays a kibble tribute to the local lord, who provides protection from mice and other critters, and sometimes even gracefully allows us to pet him.

¹ how much the *right* amount was was of course a completely different matter :D