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ADisrespectfulCarrot t1_ja5vce7 wrote

Reply to comment by magicbeansascoins in There's been tens of thousands of generations of humans, yet even those just 3 generations back are already forgotten by most living humans. by batsofburden

For how long though? At some point, surely the money will run out. Fortunes change. Plus, they won’t really remember ‘you,’ they’ll have just a faint idea of a person who got wealthy enough to set up a fund. They likely won’t know almost anything about you other than your name, if that.

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magicbeansascoins t1_ja6bjcp wrote

There are examples:royalties that basically had a strong founder that could muscle out others, wealthy European families spanning centuries (eg Rothschild), wealthy families such as the Kennedys, old school wealth from Spanish families in central and South America, royalties and chieftains in Africa, wealthy families in Asia.

Outside of royalties, these generally keep a low profile. It’s not to their advantage to bring attention.

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