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[–] [email protected] 139 points 3 months ago (2 children)

People have more or less completely forgotten that vampires are meant to represent the monstrosity of an unchecked aristocracy/wealthy upper class. They sold their souls for power and now live exclusively by feeding off those beneath them. You don't just 'become' a vampire like you don't just 'become' rich. You can certainly become enthralled to a vampire though

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I never actually realised this. Now I'm going to be thinking about every depiction of vampires I've been exposed to, for the rest of the day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That was never the case. Traditional folk tales about vampires were a way to understand corpse decomposition. The narrative changed in 1819.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

"That was never the case." "That then became the case."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

which anthropologist are you relying on for this analysis?