The problem with that idea is that there wasn't an orderly way to replace rulers when they ceased to govern effectively. So you might get one good king then a s

The problem with that idea is that there wasn't an orderly way to replace rulers when they ceased to govern effectively. So you might get one good king then a string of bad ones. Example: Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus. Being bred and raised to govern isn't a good thing in some people. It gives them a sense of entitlement that makes them ineffective. Far better people should have to try out for the position. Which is of course how many dynasties originally begin. Democracy kind of sucks in ways, but it mostly works better than government by "specialists". Really I can't wait for government by machine. I have to suppose it's inevitable given time.