• Eochaid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They gave us bread and circuses.

    Why do you think there’s so much money in entertainment?

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    But the capitalists keep telling me our lives are great because now we have computers and cars and sugar in all our food! Don’t tell me they lied to me…

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      1 year ago

      The standard of living for the vast majority is better but the anxiety of being on the edge of losing it is as high as it has ever been.