[MKais]

In ancient times, in Babylon, Egypt, Greece, the Islamic caliphate, Florence, or Venice, patrons dedicated their financial resources to promoting the most talented artists and scientists.

Today, we promote those who generate the most clicks (with clicks)

[infecto]

And in ancient times we enjoyed the blood sport of humans killing each other.

I genuienly dislike attempts of people to portray that the past was some how more refined or cultured. Low educational entertainment has always existed.