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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri...
by bootload on Friday September 30, 2016 @02:34AM
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" Real success was family money, and marrying right. He didn't work very hard."
Great point.
There is a good historical example you can see this in the of the current BBC adaption of Winston Grahams series, Poldark. [0] Contrasting aristocratic families surviving by Name (old money and scheming) or by Wit (entrepreneurial graft and hard work) in the 18th century UK, Cornwall.
[0] BFI Q&A with writer Debbie Horsfield and director Ed Bazalgette discussing adaption and research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsCKYX9-ntw