This method still holds strong after 2,000 years!

The image is split vertically, showing the left half as a modern, crowded football stadium with a green field and packed stands, and the right half as the ancient, empty Colosseum in Rome. The overlaid text reads: 'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.' -Juvenal. The joke contrasts modern sports events with ancient Roman entertainment to satirize the idea that people are easily distracted or pacified by entertainment.

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