Bread and Circuses: Musk, Zuckerberg and the Art of Distraction

‘Panem et circenses’, said the Romans – ‘Bread and circuses’.  This maxim served the Romans well. In times of crisis and whenever they needed a distraction from military defeats or political infighting at the highest levels, they simply entertained the masses. Caroline Wazir wrote an article in The Atlantic in 2016, linking entertainment and the need for [...]