Dragons love hoarding gold and other shiny, valuable things. Only a few brave knights ever vanquish them: are the uber-rich just dragons? (fedia.io)

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Are stories about dragons just allegories about the uber-wealthy and the dangers of hoarding wealth?

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[-] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

This is the lore of the Shadowrun games. The dragons even do the billionaire thing where they create cultural narratives surrounding themselves that they are a necessary evil to stave off even worse evils from beyond.

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