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Just to build up on previous comment and yours, "social media or addictive distractions" is also a thing known for a long time. "Panem et circenses" is a known
by Mijka 7y ago
Just to build up on previous comment and yours, "social media or addictive distractions" is also a thing known for a long time.
"Panem et circenses" is a known latin expression about providing to the masses the 2 biggest basics (food and entertainement) to appease it, sometimes used to show a decline.
- steverb 7y agoOr you could just say "bread and circuses" which is the common english idiom.
- agustif 7y agoHe was making a point about the oldness of the saying though, putting it in it's original latin helps deliver his point I guess
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y agoSOcial MediA... Hmm
- QuanticSausage 7y agoIt seems to me that the direct translation is "bread and circus".