Therapy tried to make me learn to live with my oppression.

IMO that can be oppressive in of itself.

(Not all therapy is like this obviously but that was my experience).

Yes. That’s the easier solution.

The harder solution is maybe we shouldn’t have 9 people appointed by the most powerful person in the country for life have that much power. It’s not very democratic.

So what is it actually?

The worst part is this “tradition” came out of a medieval flex by aristocrats.

Look here, I have fertile soil I don’t grow anything on near my manor (aka lawn). That’s how well I’m doing. My peasents are only barely starving.