Unpopular Opinion
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Vote the opposite of the norm.
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Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
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5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
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"Paid for by the emperor, the games were used to keep the poor and unemployed entertained and occupied. The emperor hoped to distract the poor from their poverty in the hopes that they would not revolt."
There are very similar undertones when compared to the Colosseum games in Rome.
But the emperor isn't paying for this circus. The plebs are. The Superbowl is not a loss-leader to keep the poors from rising up, it's a profitable enterprise that keeps generating wealth. The money is what keeps it going, not some plan to keep people down.
I fucking wish it were bread and circuses. Except instead of bread I'll accept healthcare, and instead of circuses we get cable news.
Lemmy keeps me distracted. It is therefore part of the conspiracy.