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[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

A while back I looked for a source for this. Apparently it never happened.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Literally made up in one of those "how to get rich" garbage books.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

It's more of a thought experiment than a real occurrence.

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, it might not have happened with chimpanzees, but it happens all the time with humans. So I see it more as a good allegory than a true story.

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 weeks ago

Like Peasant-brains defending oligarch billionaires or attacking socialists who try to help them

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago