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Hard to know if their culture was different, it could easily be a case of survival bias. Those obsessed with creating a legacy for themselves were more likely t
by trompetenaccoun 5y ago
Hard to know if their culture was different, it could easily be a case of survival bias. Those obsessed with creating a legacy for themselves were more likely to create a legacy that lasted.
Think about all your contemporaries, unless they're incredibly famous their story will be lost in time.
- marginalia_nu 5y agoA lot of this is second hand accounts, i.e. people talking about other peoples' feverish quests for leaving a legacy, not always in positive terms.