Genetic disorders such as PKD and albinism can also be found in animals, such as lions and sea otters, although it is very rare. Why do you think these conditions are rarely found in animals in the wild? Use the word “biological fitness” and describe who is “most fit” in the environment - and what that means in your answer.

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.