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[–] JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

France had 3 estates, The Nobles, The Clergy, and the Everyone Else. Another two got added by political theory people over time. Number 4 is the journalists. Number 5 is the alt journalists.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is there a sixth? And please don't say alt alt journalists, because that would be very disappointing.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was dead people like the sense?

[–] JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Indeed, and this estate makes its will known through representatives called "Estate Agents"

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Are they even real?

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, I had never heard of this! That explains that show "The Fifth Estate". I'll have to read up on this a bit, seems like useful knowledge.

[–] JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

We are still undergoing the French Revolution.