Thinking about Ancient Rome! Is America Spending Too Much or Not Enough Private Time Thinking About Rome? If Not Rome, What Should We Be Thinking About?

The Best Paragraph I've Read: It’s been almost 2,000 years since the Roman Empire reached the historic peak of its power. But many men still contemplate it — quite a lot. A new social media trend prompting women to ask the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome reveals that it crosses the minds of many men on a weekly basis. Even daily. Or more — to the surprise and confusion of their loved ones. “Three times a day,” answered one woman’s fiancé in a TikTok video. “There’s so much to think about,” he explained, eliciting a stunned look into the camera from his soon-to-be wife. “They built an entire world-dominating society,” another man exclaimed when asked by a bewildered-looking woman to justify why he contemplates ancient Rome. This paragraph comes from the Washington Post. The article is titled: "How often do men think about ancient Rome? Quite frequently, it seems." The article is written by Leo Sands. You can read the whole article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/09/14/roman-empire-trend-men-tiktok/ Zac and Don discuss if they have been thinking about Ancient Rome. They share the thoughts of their friends and wonder if America should be spending more or less time thinking about Rome. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bestparagraph/message