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0 pointsmtgx7y ago0 comments

So then maybe they aren't so "happy" to make the trade, but afraid for their status and lives if they don't obey?

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Happy, probably not. Content? Most likely.

And what makes most people happy is having a rich personal life, rather than achieving their political goals, I've found.

Bread and circuses stave off revolution.

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0 pointsmtgx7y ago0 comments

So then maybe they aren't so "happy" to make the trade, but afraid for their status and lives if they don't obey?

oblio7y ago

Happy, probably not. Content? Most likely.

And what makes most people happy is having a rich personal life, rather than achieving their political goals, I've found.

Bread and circuses stave off revolution.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse