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There's a certain temptation to ascribe it to a cynical desire to convince people they shouldn't try to change their lot.
by rodgerd 11y ago
There's a certain temptation to ascribe it to a cynical desire to convince people they shouldn't try to change their lot.
- marktangotango 11y agoViewed in the historical context, Seneca the younger lived in the time when crucifixion, impalement, and gladiator games where in full swing, so the comparatively speaking, the bad then was quiet a bit worse than the bad now. In my view that makes the grand parents comment quiet shallow.