• Etterra@discuss.online
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    2 days ago

    Any wealth inheritance has been divided amongst an unknown number of heirs for the last, what 5 generations? 7? That shit’s long gone.

    • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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      9 hours ago

      Wealth has a way of multiplying, though. Assuming the family is above a certain threshold of wealth, second sons still receive an education and typically get lucrative jobs, expensive gifts etc. that should set them up well.