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by kmonsen 2643 days ago
This is really close to the Roman concept of plebs and patricians, or patreons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronage_in_ancient_Rome
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That is an excellent observation. People and societies are more or less very similar all across the world. The details might vary but the main motivations are more or less same.