the present Cynics… are dogs that wait at tables, and in no respect imitate the Cynics of old except perchance in breaking wind, but in nothing else
3.22.22 Epictetus, Discourses
Cynics aint what they used to be (except in one crucial respect)
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awesome… this right here is why i read PhD student’s blogs… because they pass on the best of what they read and then i dont have to sort through all the junk
I hear what you’re saying: I had to wade through a heck of a lot of yawn-full philosophical reflection to get to this little gem…
and thats why you get the big bucks