1y ago

Reification

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One problem, Rome actually put effort into feeding the populace (ie the bread part).
- Both the bread and the circuses used to be free.
  Now people pay out the nose for all of it, and think it's a great time.
- Yeah and it's cheaper to fly to Europe to see a concert than to get tickets in the US these days.

Ok, but where's my bread?
- $37.99 at your local Kroger
- Or circus? I just see a dumpster fire.
  
  A clown show is a type of circus, I guess.
- It's been replaced by now entertainment
- This is the real reason why we're unhappy, every Government is corrupt because it is ran by humans.
  These have gotten so complacent and gained so much contempt for their populace that they see the idea of providing "Bread and circuses" as beneath them.

The composition is bothering me. Like, it's asymmetrical and there's probably an angle down the centreline of the coliseum that would work better and...
- I quote this every day

Our standards have changed we now want garlic bread and video games. Fail to comply and we shall become unruly.

Careful with that edge; you might cut yourself.
- At least I’m not dull :)
  
  Yo, best response ever
  
  Not gonna lie, bro, that's a good response. Peace.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts
- The meme is a lie.
  
  Just because it didn't prevent rebellion 100% of the time doesn't mean it didn't work often enough, nor that it wasn't the intent from the start.
  
  Those eggs were a lie Steven! A lie! They give me no eagle powers! They gave me no nutrients!
- Hey! Quit fucking up their anti-sports circle jerk!
  GO CHIEFS!!

Thing is, America thinks giving us bread and circuses is "Socialism"
- Circuses isn't socialism, it's a pretty useful tool of capitalism, even though it ruins it in some cases.
  Bread though, no capitalist will ever share their bread. Or anything for that matter.
  
  No, but the tyrants are so insane that they're writing off ciruces and bread as socialism
  
  Historical precedence says you're wrong. Rockefeller, a prominent capitalist and thus commonly demonized by anti-capitalists, supported initiatives to combat hunger. His foundation provided substantial funding for soup kitchens during the great depression, and his foundation has continued to focus on public health, education, and scientific research.
  JP Morgan, "the ghost of rich dudes passed", was also philanthropic as fuck. He didn't donate food directly, but his efforts supported educational institutions, scientific research, and the arts.
  Even Elon Musk has a foundation that studies renewable energy research, space exploration, pediatric research, and more, all at cost for the betterment of the world. In fact, when it was especially popular to point out that his wealth could end poverty entirely, he started directly asking people for their metrics and potential methods. He was clearly ready to put resources into fixing a problem, but nothing ever came of it because no one actually had real metrics or methods, they just wanted a reason to dunk on Elon.
  Okay so those are just some guys I already knew about, what if I just pick a random "capitalist" name I hear commonly thrown around. Carnegie, sure, not sure what he did but I know I've seen his name besmirched for being capitalist aaaaand yep look at that! In his older age he donated most of his wealth to the establishment of public libraries, educational institutions, and foundations aimed at promoting world peace. I literally had no idea about any details of this guy's life, but yeah, it's not surprising that a successful prominent capitalist lived a life of philanthropy in his later years, because that's the more consistent pattern.
  Have you ever once even tried to look into whether what you believe is true or not? Or would you just rather hate a label you've been told to hate?

"if you a big fine woman back dat ass up" -Juvenile
- Great ideas are timeless.

I’m 13 and this is deep.

Are you anti clown Tokenboomer? Are you really against big bun?

And we are running out of bread, though clearly the Tay Tay ruining the circuses is more important right now.

Tfw no bread

It's all fun and games until the German(ic)s invade.
- Fahrvergnügen

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooliganism

bread, circuses, and a neighbor to hate.
- Quick. Copyright that.

I've always wondered the context for this quote, because why would fed people revolt?

Peoplw revolt anyways.

I bet OP is way too smart and interesting to watch sportsball, and instead spends his time on more intellectual property pursuits like watching anime.
- Just watched “Blue Eye Samurai,” it was really good.
- Reddit comment
- He reads ancient Roman poetry, that's where he got this quote from.

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