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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

I know it's cliche by this point. But this one misattributed^1^ quote has become more prescient than ever.

They've learned that giving us new shiny shit every year will keep the majority of us mollified against all kinds of injustice.

^1^ - Commonly credited to George Orwell's novel. It's actually from the stage play adaptation.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Essentially, we get to eat cake every so often, while bread rapidly becomes unaffordable.

[–] nomy 2 points 3 days ago

If you just give everyone unlimited bread sticks most people never even make it to the entree, and I don't think that's a bad thing.

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