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dishonourableaccount t1_iwy1emi wrote

Reply to comment by MrCowBells in TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack

Imagine a European noble family saw the winds of change coming, and prior to getting merged into a larger empire or ousted in a revolution, decided to just get into business. Or imagine the Rockefellers, Fords, and Waltons on steroids (and lasting centuries instead of fizzling into nothing in 3 generations or so).

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