Today, people believe the path to escape the permanent underclass is not through hard work but by financial speculation. Ancient Romans thought the same.
“A casino in every town and in the pocket of every individual wasn’t legal or morally acceptable for almost all of human history, including Ancient Rome. Today, it is.”
I reckon it’s up for debate if today’s gambling culture is morally acceptable… Thanks for nerd sniping me with Ancient Rome x Contemporary Social Problem crossover.
(1) Making money by gambling used to be looked down on, now it’s celebrated, e.g. see finance TikTok (2) There aren’t any credible calls to ban gambling though millions of people are regularly engaged in it
“A casino in every town and in the pocket of every individual wasn’t legal or morally acceptable for almost all of human history, including Ancient Rome. Today, it is.”
I reckon it’s up for debate if today’s gambling culture is morally acceptable… Thanks for nerd sniping me with Ancient Rome x Contemporary Social Problem crossover.
Thank you!
Re. acceptability:
(1) Making money by gambling used to be looked down on, now it’s celebrated, e.g. see finance TikTok (2) There aren’t any credible calls to ban gambling though millions of people are regularly engaged in it
Fair point!
Nice! I’ll check it out