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Wait, you're telling me someone born into extreme wealth and power, with an unrivaled network and level of influence throughout the world, who could just click

by ripb 12y ago

Wait, you're telling me someone born into extreme wealth and power, with an unrivaled network and level of influence throughout the world, who could just click his fingers and have something done and fund it from the vast amounts of money available to him, enjoyed more success than middle class, run of the mill me? No way, I refuse to believe it.

saiya-jin 12y ago
And yet there are endless possibilities for us compared to such a monarch. You wanna go to Bali for a month and just hang around, doing diving, kite boarding, hike to active volcano and much much more? No problem. That monarch? Didn't even read about that place in books. Even on that Bali, appendectomy won't kill you. Got fungus infection on feet? Here is cream, in 2 weeks you are OK. And so on... Yes, I think many many people live now much nicer lives than medieval monarchs. In 2 months, I go to Mont Blanc on skis, and I'll propose to my girlfriend up there if we both make it. As for monarch...