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> by getting rich by doing nothing while lauding how smart you are over other people This is exactly how I envision the dream of old world wealth you see on Do
by bpodgursky 5y ago
> by getting rich by doing nothing while lauding how smart you are over other people
This is exactly how I envision the dream of old world wealth you see on Downton Abbey or similar.
Get born into a minor lordship somewhere in England and spend your days educating yourself (maybe leisurely publishing a book or two) and raking in tax revenue from the commoners.
- rsync 5y ago"This is exactly how I envision the dream of old world wealth you see on Downton Abbey or similar." Then you misunderstand ... That world you're envisioning is what happens after the "getting rich". In the case of feudalism - and its remnants - the "getting rich" involved murderous expropriation of the lands and property of anyone that got in the way by sociopaths who hoarded and coveted everything that entered their awareness. I think it was pretty hard work, actually ...
- bpodgursky 5y agoYeah but that all happened in like 1071. The dream is to inherit that wealth and be born into the upper-crust. Nobody wants get their hands dirty with the murdering and exploiting!