What do warmongers and strongmen chat about? Living forever, of course.

  • meeeeetch@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    In Rome, during a triumph, the celebrated general would have a slave required to remind him that he would one day die.

    These globe striding tyrants need this now, but one guy reminding them during their parties simply isn’t enough. Every moment of their lives should feature that reminder. Like tinnitus but “Memento Mori” (or its equivalent in their native tongue).