@Eventlesstew@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoPeople of Lemmy, I dare you to name ONE billionaire that's done anything good.message-square401fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down1116
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squarePeople of Lemmy, I dare you to name ONE billionaire that's done anything good.@Eventlesstew@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square401fedilink
minus-squareBarabas [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoCrassus invented the fire brigade and his head became a stage prop for the Parthians.
minus-squareTheCaconym [any]linkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years ago Crassus invented the fire brigade Didn’t he routinely order his brigade to do nothing until he managed to acquire the burning property (at increasingly decreased cost as the fire raged) from its owner ?
minus-squareBarabas [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish10•2 years agoYes, that too. He also was one of the most prominent slave traders of the time and put down the Spartacus revolt. Trying to find the silver lining here.
Crassus invented the fire brigade and his head became a stage prop for the Parthians.
Didn’t he routinely order his brigade to do nothing until he managed to acquire the burning property (at increasingly decreased cost as the fire raged) from its owner ?
Yes, that too. He also was one of the most prominent slave traders of the time and put down the Spartacus revolt.
Trying to find the silver lining here.