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[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

"be as duplicitous as you can be to get what you want."

Ok, maybe I'm missing it then. I thought that made it obvious satire. Is this another Poe's law situation?

[-] something_random_tho@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

No, Machiavelli sincerely argued for this kind of extreme pragmatism--do whatever's necessary to get what you want. It was wasn't satire. It's pretty obvious why he didn't get the job as advisor, though.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Well shit. I got Poe'd by a dead man.

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