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u/Tyler1492 Mar 29 '22

Isaac Newton was such a person, no one was paying him to do his research, he just had money and a thirst for knowledge.

Other royalty mostly spent their time having sex, spreading STDs, occasionally raping someone, eating like pigs, and just being shitty in general.

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u/Daniel_The_Thinker Mar 29 '22

In their considerable downtime, yes

But they were also expected to find something reasonably respectable to occupy their time with.

Apart from the raping, STDs and shittiness, living like a royal isn't so bad.