Usury.
Opium wars.
Stealing commons and natural resources.
The list goes on.
The point is, the ruling class has always had these fashionable rituals of proper etiquette that one must know to fit in power circles - or be shunned and neutered. Downton Abbey, Barry Lyndon, and countless movies illustrate these dance macabres.
I wasn't born rich; I was born into a lower-middle-class family. Couldn't afford an IBM PC or Apple 2 so we bought a C64 instead; it was just as fun. I never went to the prom or homecoming because I didn't own or couldn't rent a suit.
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How did they get so wealthy in the first place? Most likely owned slaves?
Usury.
Opium wars.
Stealing commons and natural resources.
The list goes on.
The point is, the ruling class has always had these fashionable rituals of proper etiquette that one must know to fit in power circles - or be shunned and neutered. Downton Abbey, Barry Lyndon, and countless movies illustrate these dance macabres.
I wasn't born rich; I was born into a lower-middle-class family. Couldn't afford an IBM PC or Apple 2 so we bought a C64 instead; it was just as fun. I never went to the prom or homecoming because I didn't own or couldn't rent a suit.
Thus, you'll never run in their elite circles.