Well, it wasn't Nero; it was Caligula. Nero only killed his family and Christians, whereas the murderous impulse of Caligula was more global.
The main point, however, was that present day elites actively are in pursuit of a goal "...ut totius populus mundi unam cervicem electronicam haberet!", or that the entire world have only one electronic neck for essentially the same goal as Caligula.
When all the old-fashioned books have gone, and all the newspapers are dead, and free analog TV a thing of the past, the electronic media of cable and internet will be our only source of information and entertainment. And just us businesses and governments now seek to control our thoughts, impulses, and habits now while there is a modicum of freedom, how much more totalitarian will it be when all they have to do is pull the plug... or cut that cord-like umbilicus.
Here is our electronic neck:
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What a cheery, cheery thought! But I think since most people are dead from the neck up in this country, at least, it will not have that much of a noticeable effect.
There is so much more to life than control and money alone. Rewards without quality is a desert.
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