I Am the Main Characters' Child - Ch. 16
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…and yet another East Asian work that knows nothing about how succession works apart from the foreign dynasties of Ancient China (most of which came from nomadic or semi-nomadic backgrounds, whose social structure is entirely different). It's honestly kind of pathetic how widespread it is, since the native dynasties of East Asia and all of the royal and noble families of Europe have always used some form of primogeniture. (This includes the noble and royal families of Korea and Japan, in whose works this trope is most prevalent, so there's really no excuse.) Think about it: in most nations, uncertainty about who the successor is is called a succession crisis (these usually end in war); so that means, if the successor is not predetermined you have a constant succession crisis. Oops, indeed.
(It bothers me every single time. How irksome.)
…and yet another East Asian work that knows nothing about how succession works apart from the foreign dynasties of Ancient China (most of which came from nomadic or semi-nomadic backgrounds, whose social structure is entirely different). It's honestly kind of pathetic how widespread it is, since the native dynasties of East Asia and all of the royal and noble families of Europe have always used some form of primogeniture. (This includes the noble and royal families of Korea and Japan, in whose works this trope is most prevalent, so there's really no excuse.) Think about it: in most nations, uncertainty about who the successor is is called a succession crisis (these usually end in war); so that means, if the successor is not predetermined you have a constant succession crisis. Oops, indeed.
(It bothers me every single time. How irksome.)
