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Comment on Are there any historical or modern day true stories (like the story of The Buddha) of someone born rich and privileged who just walked away from their family and turned down money and an inheritance?

EvilBit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Stede Bonnet was a wealthy landowner who walked away from his family to buy a boat and become a really bad Pirate of the Caribbean. Blackbeard took his ship, decided for some reason he kinda liked the guy, taught him a few things about piratin’, then went his own way. Bonnet did better after that, but he was eventually captured and hanged.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stede_Bonnet

Were you looking for a story of inspiration and success instead of history’s worst midlife crisis? If so, oops.

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idealotus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
You mean Our Flag Means Death is based (somewhat) in reality?

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- EvilBit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Absolutely. It definitely takes some delightful liberties with WHY Blackbeard takes a liking to Stede and why Stede leaves his family in the first place, but the overall arc is based on a true story.
  
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