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I was recently reminded how much I fucking hate Plato's Republic (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] ceenote@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Pythagoras coined the term "philosopher" and he lived only about 100 years before Plato, so they were a pretty new, cool thing. Wait, were philosophers who thought they had all the answers the tech bros of Ancient Greece?

[โ€“] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

Just one more scroll to contemplate, bro.