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[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

At least Nero still did the whole bread and circuses act and was mostly liked by the public.

He’s much more of a later Roman emperor who stopped giving a shit about the bread and circuses idea.

[–] Tobberone@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

You mean to say that Facebook isn't the main distraction of the -10s? Before Facebook it was TV that was the circus and low prices and no/hidden VAT provided the bread.