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Hmm... When I think of decadence I think of Marie Antoinette allegedly asking "Why don't they just eat cake?" Like, actual decadence. In this context is "dec
by WalterGR 6y ago
Hmm... When I think of decadence I think of Marie Antoinette allegedly asking "Why don't they just eat cake?" Like, actual decadence. In this context is "decadence" being used as a loaded word? At university I never saw professors or administrators popping Cristal and making it rain hundos, for example.
(Edit: For the record, I didn't downvote you. One can't downvote a comment one is responding to.)
- vharuck 6y ago"Decadence" actually has the same root as "decay." It just became synonymous with indulgence over time. Probably because a sign of social decay is when the elite have too much money and start splurging on ridiculous things.