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I was recently reminded how much I fucking hate Plato's Republic (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] jambudz@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No idea what that is. I just remember laughing about Plato saying everyone over 10 should die so the gods can take over in philosophy 101

[โ€“] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Star Trek. The Original Series. They end up on a planet where a virus killed all the adults, leaving only the kids, and they also die when they reach a certain age.