Assuming Kings/Feudal Lords can be considered elites, we were taught that these systems formed as a means of protection and overall ability to not worry about a

Assuming Kings/Feudal Lords can be considered elites, we were taught that these systems formed as a means of protection and overall ability to not worry about a lot of aspects of life- raiders, setting up trade routes, negotiating prices, farming, etc. I see a direct mirroring in today's corporations. If you join a big company, it's because you don't want to risk branching out on your own. You exchange lots of potential money for a steady paycheck, and you don't have to worry about things like finding customers, figuring out taxes, etc. It's clear that humans need some sort of hierarchy, and I just don't see why we should be frightened of the people whose skill is organization/mediation between people. I surely don't want to play the power game with them, and I don't think it's because of their brainwashing?