Plato (l. 428/427 - 348/347 BCE) is the pre-eminent Greek philosopher, known for his Dialogues and for founding his Academy in Athens, traditionally considered the first university in the western world. Plato was a student of Socrates and featured his former teacher in almost all of his dialogues which form the basis of Western Philosophy.

Born Aristocles, son of Ariston of the deme Colytus, Plato had two older brothers (Adeimantus and Glaucon), who both feature famously in Plato's dialogue Republic, and a sister Potone. He is known by the nickname 'Plato' which, according to Diogenes Laertius (l. c. 180 - c. 240 CE), was given him by his wrestling coach because of his broad shoulders (in Greek 'Platon' means broad). His family was aristocratic and well-connected politically and it seems Plato was expected to pursue a career in politics. His interests, however, tended more toward the arts and, in his youth, he wrote plays and, perhaps, poetry.

After abandoning his literary pursuits and devoting himself to Socrates, even throughout his trial and execution, Plato wrote the foundational philosophic works of the ancient world which would go on to influence world culture. The three great monotheistic religions of the world owe much to Platonic thought whether directly or through the works of his student and friend Aristotle (l. 384-322 BCE), whose teachings remained consistent with Plato's vision of the importance of caring for one's soul and maintaining a virtuous lifestyle even though Aristotle would depart from some of the specifics of Plato's philosophy.

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  • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Destiny fans are mad with me for disputing the "Fidel Castro was a billionaire" myth.

    All I've gotten are Marvel quips and "is it so hard to believe a dictator is skimming money from every industry in the country?" After I showed them an article that said, "For another controversial dictator, Fidel Castro, we assume he has economic control over a web of state-owned companies, including El Palacio de Convenciones, a convention center near Havana; Cimex, retail conglomerate; and Medicuba, which sells vaccines and other pharmaceuticals produced in Cuba. To come up with a net worth figure, we use a discounted cash flow method to value these companies and then assume a portion of that profit stream goes to Castro“

    It's just a huge assumption and then speculative math to come up with his alleged net worth. But nobody has disputed what I said with solid evidence and instead choose to downvote and quip.

      • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        HIs fans on Reddit have merged with Neoliberal and EnoughSandersSpam to create the most insufferable people online. I'm a glutton for punishment and sometimes kick the hornets nest.

          • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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            2 years ago

            It makes sense that he's growing on Reddit with how astroturfed and war-mongering it's become. Thankfully, Reddit seems to be the only place he's growing. I know more people offline that know Hasan than Destiny or Vaush.

            Edit: I just looked it up and holy shit, Reddit is tiny compared to other social media sites. Only 52 million regular visitors and I think a total of around 3-4 hundred million overall. No wonder it's so easy to astroturf.

    • ElChapoDeChapo [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Don't even bother disputing it, just talk about how Fidel was the greatest gigachad of all time with a giant dick who fucked more women than all of them have put together

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      There's this thing where people literally cannot imagine a leader not motivated by naked greed. Wtf would castro do with money?

      • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Wtf would castro do with money?

        even if he was motivated by greed, this is the big sticking point
        what do rich people do with money?
        they buy very nice things, like yachts, houses, fancy cars and the like
        where would he hide them if he did buy them?
        i think the people of Cuba would notice Fidel wandering around wearing gucci or driving a maserati