Re: People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others

On Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:05:35 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

On Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:20:32 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
wrote:
>

Not argue but in England, for certain, in the U.S. for perhaps a bit
less, attending the proper schools and as a result speaking with the
proper accent was very important.
In fact I worked with a bloke was spending a large portion of his
salary to keep his daughter in a very  (socially) proper British
collage.

>
Going back a few centuries, their landed aristocracy was very
different from today's commercial aristocracy.  For example, they were
not expected to do any form of paying work.  Money came from the
possession of land in the form of crops and rents.  The disparity
between the wealthy and the poor was sufficiently huge that they
rarely had to think about "earning a living" and other such mundane
activities.  Similarly, their son's grew up in the same environment
and rarely needed to think about acquiring skills and getting their
hands dirty.

Joining the army, albeit in a good regiment, was proper for a son. I
would guess that much of England's empire was won by sons of the
aristocracy.

For example Nelson joined the navy through the influence of his uncle,
Maurice Suckling, a high-ranking naval officer. 


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Cheers,

John B.