Lrrr, Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 is Confused.

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9 Comments

latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 315d (3 replies)

Bread and circuses. And the ever-present fear of bankruptcy. Doesn't make sense? Yeah, no shit, tell us something new.

Saledovil@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 315d (2 replies)

You forgot internal divisions, like racism.

latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 315d (1 reply)

True, but I kinda' add that to the "circuses" bit. Nobody said we have to be aware of the fact that it's a circus!

Saledovil@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 315d

True.

azolus@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 315d

It's called cultural hegemony.

Angelusz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 315d (2 replies)

I would rather see them enjoy a retail job for some years, then customer service etc. - let us see them work their way from the bottom and see how far they get.

ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 315d (1 reply)

I’m not convinced this would work because some 1%ers really, truly work their way up from the bottom and still turn out to be total pieces of shit because it turns out you have to be a total piece of shit to be really rich.

Angelusz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 315d

Fair point. Though they did do this in earlier times, where people were not yet so wise to the ways of the wicked. I am not saying we are completely there yet, do believe they would have a much, much harder time if they had to try again.

masquenox@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 315d

So Omicron Persei 8 never invented police?