A large proportion of treasure legends seem to involve a “curse” and it seems like it would happen in the most straightforward way possible
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“Curse” seems to be a magical worldview way of dealing with statistical evidence of hidden danger https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenn_treasure#Deaths …
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But this is not to say there’s nothing aesthetic or spiritual or otherwise meaningful about curse legends aside from mere warning functions
