I’m at a loss for words with this

  • StalinStan [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    5 months ago

    Whoever convinced the idle rich to do the opposite of a single child policy to split their family fortune up is a pretty funny bit. A few generations and the rich will breed themselves down to middle class.

    • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      You remind me of an interesting cultural habit in ancient Ireland, where they would shave off branching families, cutting them from the family name and inheritance to maintain large holdings within the main families.