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JasonFruit on Oct 2, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Martians of Budapest

It's more likely to have selected younger sons, who did not inherit, and were more likely to seek a monastic or otherwise religious life.

marton78 on Oct 2, 2021 [–]

Aren't younger sons less risk averse and thus more likely to bring forth societal change?

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