monarchs were limited by duties, responsibilities and mandates to such an extent they could not travel at whim.

those that did travel had to trade months of their life prone in a gilded cage of a carriage or ship to travel a distance i, an averageman, can reach in hours at an insignificant fraction of the cost and risk.

monarchs similarly could not learn about most subjects and cultures because the knowledge and expertise was simply unavailable. information traveled at the pace of “we can learn about that when we can gather resources to launch a 5-year expedition and perhaps return with the answer eventually but maybe not”.

now, all available human knowledge is floating in the aether, constantly updating and instantly available at our fingertips.

divine mandates come with an unrelenting burden of responsibilities.

historically, those who shirked their responsibilities were likely to be dethroned or decapitated.

also, new reason: bidets.

life now is miraculous compared to the dreams of an aged king.