It does make sense, and it's an interesting topic historically. I'll ask a friend if mine what he things of it. He's way deeper into history than I am, and has far more context available.
And from what I see, yes, the systems are always rebuild in some way. Sometimes faster, sometimes slower. Just like Foucault explained it. From being official slaves, we turned to controlling ourselves, punishing ourselves if not productive enough. We still act as slaves, but under a different name.