• Esqplorer
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    11 months ago

    It’s not that literal. Most of us don’t have a king either.

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        11 months ago

        A huge number of people are drinking from lead pipes. It’s not a consequential difference from lead cups.

        Children are working at all kinds of jobs, not just factories, and the ruling class is pushing to expand child labor.

        We don’t have a king, but we have more stratification in class than in the prior eras.

        There’s no direct metaphor, but the tweet is showing that the fact pattern can change without conditions improving.