Self Referential Associations in Rails - simpler than it sounds

Rails supports self-referential associations where a model can reference itself within the same database table, allowing complex hierarchical relationships like managers and employees in a single table. This feature simplifies managing structures such as nested comments or organizational hierarchies by explicitly defining foreign keys and class names to guide Rails on how to interpret these relationships.

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