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Yellowstone (TV show) reference? :)

• NikolaeVarius 6y ago
  No thats what they literally do https://freakonomics.com/2011/08/09/the-church-of-scionology-why-adult-adoption-is-key-to-the-success-of-japanese-family-firms/#:~:text=The%20current%20Japanese%20business%20landscape,rather%20than%20his%20biological%20son https://freakonomics.com/2011/08/09/the-church-of-scionology....
• ch4s3 6y ago
  No, that’s just a literal description of how these old Japanese businesses pass themselves along for centuries.
  • geogra4 6y ago
    Oddly enough that's also how roman emperors handled dynastic succession[0]. In a world with 40% child mortality, it was more of a sure thing than gambling on having a biological heir. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_in_ancient_Rome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_in_ancient_Rome
    • ch4s3 6y ago
      Yeah the “good emperors” did that, but just as often there were coups by the praetorian guard or some general marched down from Gaul.