>>12854599>firstFar east gulag territories were decentralized and had lots of black markets, because of this they were less negatively affected by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Less chance of being a braindead Vatnik alcoholic if your life doesn't go to hell.
>secondLots of former landlords and rich peasants hid wealth and could bribe their way through for a while, also many had connections in Hong Kong.
>ThirdLand was divided down over the generations and most excess sons and daughters became landlets. The lands divided up in the lottery would be untenable plots if redistributed equally, and families had several children each back then. 95% of the descendants would be living like the ones that didn't win the lottery for that reason.
>FourthSlaves were unproductive and having day labourers increased productivity. Ending slavery probably benefited these families overall.
I agree there's probably a correlation between generational wealth and intelligence, but there are other explanations.
