Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?message-squaremessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down130
arrow-up1305arrow-down1message-squareIs there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoThey used those events for military readiness. The skills that the athletes trained for were the same ones needed by soldiers.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoGladiators were not soldiers. Some were the equivalent of American Wrestling stars.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI was thinking more about Olympians. The Romans had a standing army so they didn’t need that sort of thing as much.
They used those events for military readiness. The skills that the athletes trained for were the same ones needed by soldiers.
Gladiators were not soldiers. Some were the equivalent of American Wrestling stars.
I was thinking more about Olympians. The Romans had a standing army so they didn’t need that sort of thing as much.