Gijs Limonard

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A form of rule in which human beings did nothing but play would be perfect domination. Juvenal coined the phrase panem et circenses (bread and circuses) to characterize a Roman society in which political action had become impossible. People were sedated with free food and spectacular games. Universal basic income and computer games would be the modern panem et circenses.
Non-things: Upheaval in the Lifeworld
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