It's so obnoxiously narcissistic. "Oh, I am so above the unwashed normal people. I am not stupid, like a commoner. I'm the special superior chosen one. The main character. Me me me!"

No you aren't, nerd. You're an egotistical asshole.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    So much of it feels like the "are we living in a simulation?" navel gazing pontification terminally online nerds routinely fall into.

    Just the folks at the bottom of Plato's cave, coming to blows over what the shadows on the wall mean.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        Is this a "You criticize people on the computer and yet you are on the computer..." :very-intelligent: thing?

          • anaesidemus [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            It's an allegory about the nature of being a philosopher and trying to see how the world truly is.

            Your paradox is good though, a lot of philosophy deals with the uselessness of philosophy.

              • anaesidemus [he/him]
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                2 years ago

                I know what the allegory of the cave is, you don’t even need to go to Phil 101 to be familiar.

                just making sure, no offense intended. I'd argue that Phil 101 is the best place for it actually.

          • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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            2 years ago

            you accuse people of having bizarre and extravagant fancies

            I hardly have to accuse anyone. These are both well established.