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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 4994696" data-attributes="member: 1">While technically true, in modern society it's largely inconsequential when compared to the relative wealth and influence of successful businessmen, politicians, those in showbusiness, and so forth.&nbsp; In terms of social mobility, anybody can become wealthy and powerful or can rise to high office, which is the only metric which really matters in this context, and which provides more benefits than any birth title possibly could.&nbsp; On average, you're far better off having a TV or movie star, or the owner of a large national or international business as your parent than some guy who happens to be the Earl of Wherever.&nbsp;Sure, you can't just grab yourself a title, but a title means far less than being Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, David Cameron, Rupert Murdoch, Jonathan Ross, etc.&nbsp; And any one of us can achieve the heights of these people.&nbsp; Heck, many titled individuals are so poor as to make the average shelf-stacker look rich!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 4994696, member: 1"] While technically true, in modern society it's largely inconsequential when compared to the relative wealth and influence of successful businessmen, politicians, those in showbusiness, and so forth. In terms of social mobility, anybody can become wealthy and powerful or can rise to high office, which is the only metric which really matters in this context, and which provides more benefits than any birth title possibly could. On average, you're far better off having a TV or movie star, or the owner of a large national or international business as your parent than some guy who happens to be the Earl of Wherever. Sure, you can't just grab yourself a title, but a title means far less than being Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, David Cameron, Rupert Murdoch, Jonathan Ross, etc. And any one of us can achieve the heights of these people. Heck, many titled individuals are so poor as to make the average shelf-stacker look rich! [/QUOTE]

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