My condolences to their son. Full thread if you want to feel bad for their children: https://twitter.com/herong/status/1515846706394501123?s=21

  • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    that used to be a thing in the pre-feudal world (called the patriarchal mode of production) where children worked for their fathers on the land belonging to their father without pay.

    A child could ask for their inheritance while their parent was alive which was essentially telling your parent you wish they were dead and they should pay up the money due to you when they die. As with all cases of telling your dad to their face that you wish they were dead it was quite drastic and emotionally charged

    • PbSO4 [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      That's even more interesting to me, flipping the situation on its head. Asking your parent to pay you in order to square your affairs.