Can be debatable.. They do fight for the perks of being the leader of their pack/herd etc. And they do fight over territory at times as well. Just a few things thrown out there.

That can also be debatable as greed or not greed, but just a few things to throw out there.

MAYBE more than that. If each generation has two kids, then the 10th generation will have 2^10 kids. That's 1024 people in that generation, so pretty much ~2000 including the previous 9 generations as well. So $1B split 2000 ways is only 500,000.

But then that's assuming the $1B is not increased at all through investments and the like, and that none is removed via estate tax. In actuality it's probably "only" enough for 5 generations or so, if investments are not handled well. But that's still long past the time where your progeny will even know who you were other than "generic rich ancestor"

Greed is 100% part of human nature friend. Believe it or not.

yes, our survival instincts are unquenchable. Therefore greed is human nature.



only if you don't care how you're remembered

This post was edited by Wyrmvater on Jan 17 2012 04:12am

Do you remember your great, great, great grandparents? Do you even know who they are? They're the ones five generations removed from you (and there are 32 of them).

No matter how good your intentions are and how much you care, unless you did something really phenomenal, you won't be remembered as anything more than a name that long after you're gone.

yea no shit, 'cause they were poor farmers that didn't do anything significant in their lives other than make bread and fuck.

and yea, my grand parents pretty much know their ancestors by heart, back to when French colonists settled where we still live. (by male and female generations, if you know what I mean)


and the names are rather odd (old french, segregated community), stuff like Ezmé, Doloné, Zephir etc

You're missing the point. Unless you achieve actual greatness to the point where a historian delves in great depth into your life, personality, and motivations, all you will ever be remembered as is a name and list of facts. YOU will not be remembered. Tiny portions of who you were and what you did may be, but YOU won't be.

a possibility I don't plan to ignore, I'll be more than a list that I can promise you. Just 'cause I'm on jsp doesn't mean I can't be famous

Well then, I wish you luck my good man! At least, so long as you plan on being famous for a good reason.

do something incredibly heroic and get a medal from obama
proceed to punch him in his face

you would probably get at least a dozen statues from all the obama haters.