This is a persistent problem in fantasy. The main character of Gormenghast is the 77th earl of the titular castle. That's like the Julii still being a rich and powerful family today.
Every time we do Eggers discourse, I'm just always kinda like...him? Maybe the least interesting guy who makes ostensibly "good" movies we have. Really loved the Witch, liked the Light House, but the longer he goes, the more it's apparent that there's nothing really there
