This is a totally fair point to make. As mentioned though, the irony is in that, once upon a time, the lords and landed gentry were the "bland, soulless overlo

This is a totally fair point to make. As mentioned though, the irony is in that, once upon a time, the lords and landed gentry were the "bland, soulless overlords" and so buying things would improve their profits... and nobody could become them. Then the idea of fractional ownership came about and the common man could buy in to an enterprise. Now of course, everyone is correct that this has been weaponised- but it's often interesting to go back to the original intent (or idea) of something to see how warped it has become.