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>> "... or keep 'em distracted with shiny baubles and insipid passive entertainment." Panem et circenses. Hardly a new trick, and truer now than ever.
by avn2109 12y ago
>> "... or keep 'em distracted with shiny baubles and insipid passive entertainment."
Panem et circenses. Hardly a new trick, and truer now than ever.
- zo1 12y agoFor those that didn't get the Latin reference: Bread and Circuses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses
- eli_gottlieb 12y agoA few decades ago, when mass consumption of luxury goods was still "A Thing", I could have agreed. These days, the system mostly just keeps busy people at work, constantly trying to keep up with their bills.