Cruel but lol.
"Old family" = impressive person followed by sufficient generations for reversion to the mean.
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Rule of four by Ibn Khaldun Tradition< direct contact < building the house on your own. I guess merely following tradition by imitating the old ways without putting much thought to underlying values corresponds to regression to mean in old houses.pic.twitter.com/bXsZuLKyNV
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“Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.” Or “The father buys, the son builds, the grandchild sells, and his son begs.”https://familylinevideo.com/three-generations-family-legacy-videos/ …
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Enjoy it - this correction procedure will go away with the progress in 1) useful lifespan extension & 2) designer babies.
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Saw an interesting study where “old money” in the south recovered most of their economic status after a massive loss post-Civil War. Speaks to powerful informal networks at play - well beyond the immediate family.
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Similar to “child prodigy” in the sense that it usually implies there’s nothing recently impressive about the subject.
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