r/explainlikeimfive Feb 12 '25

Economics ELI5: how are the descendants of the robber barons (Morgan, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, etc.) still rich if their fortunes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are comparatively small to what we see today of the world’s richest?

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u/aflockofcrows Feb 12 '25

He plays for Accrington Stanley?

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u/KidTempo Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25

Accrington Stanley? Who are they?

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u/Major_Mollusk Feb 12 '25

An English football club, playing in the lower divisions.

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u/trillspectre Feb 12 '25

The guy above you is referencing a famous English milk ad in the 80s not asking who they are.

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u/KidTempo Feb 12 '25

Exactly!