I mean if hedonism is what you are concerned about the only difference is democracy brings hedonism to the common man instead of just the elites. And even then

I mean if hedonism is what you are concerned about the only difference is democracy brings hedonism to the common man instead of just the elites. And even then the elites can afford to be more hedonistic than than the common man anyway. Anyone with power has always been a hedonist in any form of government.