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minus-squarePoogona [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·4 days agoanyone who tries to claim there was any absolute standard of behavior for pre-industrial tribes like that is just doing fantasy worldbuilding Every social organization you can think of was probably the way of life for someone out there, from patriarchy to matriarchy, communal to hierarchical
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·4 days agoI wonder whether there was an infantarchal society where they took direction from toddlers. I suppose they wouldn’t have lasted very long if they did exist…
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoPharaoh Tut was nine when he ascended to the throne, I’m sure it’s happened to younger people. Edit: John I of France reined from his birth until his death five days later. Bummer.
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThere was this group that had a teenager as a prophet. She ordered to sacrifice all the cattle to the gods. They all starved. Search for Nongqawuse
minus-squareBelly_Beanis [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoYou’re describing monarchies lmaooo
minus-squareGiveMemes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThose aren’t an ancient but a modern phenomenon :p
anyone who tries to claim there was any absolute standard of behavior for pre-industrial tribes like that is just doing fantasy worldbuilding
Every social organization you can think of was probably the way of life for someone out there, from patriarchy to matriarchy, communal to hierarchical
I wonder whether there was an infantarchal society where they took direction from toddlers. I suppose they wouldn’t have lasted very long if they did exist…
Pharaoh Tut was nine when he ascended to the throne, I’m sure it’s happened to younger people.
Edit: John I of France reined from his birth until his death five days later. Bummer.
There was this group that had a teenager as a prophet. She ordered to sacrifice all the cattle to the gods. They all starved.
Search for Nongqawuse
That’s so ageist.
You’re describing monarchies lmaooo
Those aren’t an ancient but a modern phenomenon :p