https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes
At the approach of so many people, Diogenes sat up a little and fixed his eyes on Alexander. When the king greeted him and asked if there was anything he wanted, Diogenes replied, "Yes, that you should stand a little out of my sun".
Alexander mused “if I were not Alexander I would like to be Diogenes”, to which Diogenes allegedly replied “if I were not Diogenes I too would like to be Diogenes”.
Impressive shitposting game
Dude must have been an insufferable ass, though.
Most everyone we hear about from that period would have been. They were by and large the leisure class, and we have precious little patience for the billionaires now...
I mean, Diogenes was a raving, unwashed, often naked, homeless man that lived in a big jar in the market eating scraps and drinking from puddles. Not really in the same class of people as the other philosophers.
His whole deal was that luxury was unnecessary for a fulfilling life and chose to abandon it all to prove it.
He was born rich though, weirdly enough
Tech bros being tech bros even in ancient greece
Wasn't his wife bringing him food and drink regularly and occasionally go "you know you can come home anytime, right?".
Maybe I'm hallucinating. It's been a long time since I studied Greek history...
didn't he also masturbate in public? something something "were my hunger so easily sated by rubbing my belly"
It ain't easy being based
Diogenes took the art of trolling and turned it into a philosophical thought.
The original 4chan troll.
"3 Shocking Things you can do Publicly With Your Penis"
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