3 ms·
> I kind of except that...she effectively initiated the business of recursive celebrity (rich begets famous begets rich). Wait, why is the current royal family
by Touche 11y ago
> I kind of except that...she effectively initiated the business of recursive celebrity (rich begets famous begets rich).
Wait, why is the current royal family rich/famous?
- wutbrodo 11y agoThey were better at killing people+politics way back in the day.
- simonh 11y agoIt's fun to note that British royal family have a direct line of descent from Rollo in Vikings. And Vlad the Impaler.
- Touche 11y agoTheir ancestors, yeah. So I see no different scenario than the rich beget famous recursion we're talking about.
- kazagistar 11y agoIts the much older and traditional "children of rich are rich, children of famous are famous".
- avs733 11y agoI would separate power (even historical power) and it's inter-linkage with wealth and fame from simply the inter-linkage of wealth and fame. That to me is the new thing, removing power from this equation