http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/death-dynasties-rulers-for-rulers-follow-up http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/death-dynasties-rulers-for-ruler... Children were investmen

http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/death-dynasties-rulers-for-rulers-follow-up http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/death-dynasties-rulers-for-ruler... Children were investment opportunities before capitalism. Retirement, genetic success, tribal power, I'm sure I'm missing some. If you interact with powerful families, the CGP Grey video above becomes very evident - you hit talk of people referring to families rather than individuals - "the kennedys are . . . ". Yes, it can be chilling to see someone explicitly state implicit calculations that have been done for centuries. How many times have you seen a powerful world leader without a family or children?