Historically the primary and often almost only reliable way of obtaining any kind of meaningful wealth was through inheritance inheriting it. So such behavior was completely standard and expected (itβs much easier to justify it if your parents inherited most of their wealth as well).
In a way that seems like an inseparable part of highly stable/stagnant societies.
The things that broke the wheel back in the 1800s and 1900s was very rapid technological progress and several massive wars leading to societal collapse across much of the world
In a way that seems like an inseparable part of highly stable/stagnant societies.
The things that broke the wheel back in the 1800s and 1900s was very rapid technological progress and several massive wars leading to societal collapse across much of the world