Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?message-squaremessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down125
arrow-up1265arrow-down1message-squareIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoGladiators were not soldiers. Some were the equivalent of American Wrestling stars.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoI was thinking more about Olympians. The Romans had a standing army so they didn’t need that sort of thing as much.
Gladiators were not soldiers. Some were the equivalent of American Wrestling stars.
I was thinking more about Olympians. The Romans had a standing army so they didn’t need that sort of thing as much.