Comment by sph

4 hours ago

There wasn't TikTok and Doordash at the time. Panem et circenses.

I’m not sure this is the answer. As you say, the concept of keeping the masses occupied is a lot older than TikTok or Doordash…

  • Nowhere in history we had products as addictive as those. There are people making a career studying how to exploit people's weaknesses, to induce them to buy products.