Yeah, I’ve heard this. It was the concept of primogeniture.
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I haven’t heard that theory but it’s true for me. 😁
I mean this is completely anecdotal and probably has no grounding for this discussion, but I'm a younger sibling who is less financially successful than my older sibling, and I moved from Seattle to Chicago in hopes to have better success in a creative field. My sister is doing well in a similar career as my parents and just bought their house from them as they downsize for retirement.
I’d think so. But my grandpa was the oldest and he left Germany for America, so the family farm went to the oldest daughter and is no longer in our family.