These are hard times for philosopher-kings. And a couple of centuries of vicious dictators, abusive politicians and conscienceless wielders of corporate power have given a bad name to any kind of absolute sovereignty. So with all the philosopher kings in semi-retirement, the scepter of benevolence and compassion is in the hands of the creative people of the world. Goodness, you may have noticed, is a rarity among world leaders.
Competence is a rarity.
Now most creative folk are grasshopper-types. And the joke on the grasshoppers is that now that we have dozed the afternoon away with our banjos precariously rocking on our knees, things have gotten to the point where we need to buckle down to some really hard work to restore balance to the world. All because grasshoppers do not service the paradigm of prepaying of dues. Nor do they enthusiastically support the status quo. These attitudes lead to animosity from the industrious people who are postponing the dance in favor of the drudge.