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Re:Unremarkables by esoterica on Saturday January 04, 2020 @10:27AM (#21955339)
There’s no higher calling than bread and circuses. As long as the people are well fed and are entertained, what else do they really need?
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Re:Unremarkables by jniedrauer on Saturday January 04, 2020 @10:51AM (#21955501)
Average life span is falling for the first time in a century. It would be one thing if people were apathetic due to a comfortable life. The current situation is more akin to a frog in a pot of slowly heating water.
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Re:Unremarkables by austhrow743 on Saturday January 04, 2020 @10:29AM (#21955352)
The illusion that it means something.
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Re:Unremarkables by marcosdumay on Saturday January 04, 2020 @11:06AM (#21955607)
That goes on the "entertained" part.
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