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Nah, the fact that even emperors die is a good thing. No dynasty lasts forever, because after the first few generations, assets get diluted, someone spends the
by coderenegade 3y ago
Nah, the fact that even emperors die is a good thing. No dynasty lasts forever, because after the first few generations, assets get diluted, someone spends the money, descendants fight, etc. An aristocracy that lives forever would be very hard to remove because those factors would be greatly mitigated.
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- ETH_start 3y agoImmortal emperors may produce shorter-lived dynasties, as it means no changing of the guard to provide the dynasty with fresh blood. Rulers, set in their ways, will take a government down an increasingly non-viable path.