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Would you rather be a cowboy, a pirate or a samurai? (feddit.nl)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Lewistrick@feddit.nl to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Found this question on an Instagram reel as dating advice for girls if they don't know what to talk about and that men have a lot of opinions about this. Let's see if she's right.

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Pirate! CGP Grey has a great video on how pirate ships worked. They were a lot more democratic and fair than the merchant marine which worked their crew to the bone and paid them peanuts.

How to be a Pirate Quartermaster

[–] skulblaka@kbin.social 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Forgot to mention the part where that democratic society is upheld by the fact that you can (and will, if you're an asshole) be stabbed dead by nearly anyone you interact with. Your own crew, your "customers", the law, rival pirates, all of them have a will and a way of removing you if you don't play fair. This is great for ensuring a fair society, only at the constant imminent risk of death.

Although to be fair I suppose cowboys and samurai were also pretty frequently in deadly dangerous conditions.

[–] spaxxor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most of the the time cowboys and ranch hands were in danger from their herd stampeding, or the occasional cattle thief. It's very hard work, and not nearly as romantic as Hollywood makes it out to be.

Though if you like camping you might like an old school cattle drive.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Think again.