• CptEnder@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    If the film/tv industry did this alone everything would collapse pretty fast. Cut off everyone’s entertainment and they’ll get pissed real fast.

    • Ledivin@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      You mean like when there was a writer’s strike and basically nothing happened and basically nothing changed?

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      10 hours ago

      They’re using ‘Bread and circuses’ to pacify, so remove the circuses and watch the anger boil up.

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        9 hours ago

        They’re doing a job of removing the bread already - huge benefit cuts from the most vulnerable among us

    • Gerudo@lemmy.zip
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      10 hours ago

      You do have a point, media helps keep the cattle calm and distracted…