It is what it is (Tim Kreider)
It is what it is (Tim Kreider)
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Lets be real, people enjoy the show.
Gladiator fights would be popular even today, especially if to the death was part of it.
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Public executions for crimes in Europe eventually turned into entertainment for the masses.
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Public lynching was popular in the USA. Don’t get me started on fairs and carnivals.
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No "eventually" about it. It was spectacle and entertainment from the start.
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Yeah if its bloody its fun.
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MMA is a good example.
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MMA WITH SWORDS! THATS WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS!
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AND LETS THROW SOME LIONS IN THERE!
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Nah animal fights are bad, replace them with death robots.
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Robot Wars/Battlebots robots, people fighting rc cars that are trying to flip them over with hydraulic paddles
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WITH BLACKJACK! AND HOOKERS! In fact, forget about the MMA and the lions!
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Something like this?
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"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!"
-Your owners robbing you blind
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Gladiators rarely fought to the death... among themselves. They were glad to make a show of publicly executing some untrained prisoners, though.
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