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submitted 11 months ago by UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to c/greentext@lemmy.ml

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[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I don't get this one. Is an intellectual supposed to read Socrates or something?

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 52 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Probably something to do with plato's account of socrates saying "I know that I know nothing" so by teachings of plato (and more broadly the teaching of socrates) you're an intellectual when you realize your own lack of knowledge, meaning by admitting to not being an intellectual OOP is actually in line with what he's reading?

Just a theory tho

[–] sloppysol@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

That’s a fun take

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

It's a good theory!

[–] EnArvy@feddit.nl 1 points 7 months ago

This is the agreed upon interpretation of the greentext every time it's reposted

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The fool tries to read Socrates' works.

The wise man writes Socrates' works and calls himself broad man.

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

You can call yourself a broad any time, man.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Nah Dylan Thomas and Jack Kerouac

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Or the poster is just a dick to black people.