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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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[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Precisely. If I remember correctly, it is speculated that since story tellers couldn't write anything to criticise the monarchy, they used allegories, like dragons.