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funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

reason why i said “most” not “all” most examples are from the 17th and 18th century when proof was hard to ascertain and there have only been a handful of modern occurring examples since the prevalence of science and photography

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Curiousfur@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Far fewer rats living like they did in the 17th and 18th century nowadays, though. It really feels like one of those things where it’s difficult to prove either way since the conditions cannot be duplicated in modern times. I’m still leaning towards more being faked, but not having huge chunks of a population living in 17th century squalor may be a factor in whether or not a rat king could actually form.

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- mjhelto@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  Far fewer rats living like they did in the 17th and 18th century nowadays, though.
  
  TIL rats also have wealthy capitalists siphoning the means of production. Imagine being a rat back then. All the free food and squalor. Makes sense there would be more kings!
  
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- funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  fair. but having gone through a phase where I read all of Crowley, Eteilla, Charles Fort, bunch of Golden Dawn / Rosicrucian texts etc I just get this feeling that it was hokum most of the time for dramatic effect
  
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registrert@lemmy.sambands.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Fair enough.

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