The high point of philosophy was Diogenes telling Alexander the Great to fuck off. It's been all pretty much downhill since then.
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Western philosophy is a bunch of grumps trying to prove Plato got the best of Diogenes. So far, no success.
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We're not all grumps. Some of us are curmudgeons!
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The best is when someone told Diogenes to stop jerking off in public and he replied "I wish it were as easy to banish hunger by rubbing my belly."
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What about when Wittgenstein attacked Karl Popper with a poker
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And Alexander saying if he could be anyone other than himself, he would be Diogenese. Pretty cool dude.
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To which Diogenes replied that he would also like to be Diogenes. This guy seriously
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Marx was another high point
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Of course, the modern day equivalent would be you and
@elonmusk. I notice Elon didn't take it quite as well as Alexander.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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