• Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Also, for a long time one of the only ways a non-rich person could get an education was by joining the clergy

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      3 months ago

      It turns out that taking 10% of an entire community’s wages can fund so much more than extravagant buildings… like, an education!