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?
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onlooker@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 357d
I don't get this one. Is an intellectual supposed to read Socrates or something?
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 51 pts · 357d
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 pts · 357d
That’s a fun take
onlooker@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 357d
It's a good theory!
EnArvy@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 229d
This is the agreed upon interpretation of the greentext every time it's reposted
drolex@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 357d
The fool tries to read Socrates' works.
The wise man writes Socrates' works and calls himself broad man.
whaleross@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 357d
You can call yourself a broad any time, man.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 357d
Nah Dylan Thomas and Jack Kerouac
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 312d
Or the poster is just a dick to black people.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 357d
So what do real intellectuals read?
9point6@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 357d
Greentexts of course
Broadfern@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 357d
Isekai manga
MyFriendGodzilla@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 357d
Hah! Nice one random subway buddha