Asklemmy

44258 readers

1062 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_[email protected]~

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

124

submitted 6 days ago by VirusMaster3073 to c/[email protected]

57 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] eightpix 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Socrates.

This man upheld his right to think his own thoughts and to go where the evidence led him. He stood trial and was sentenced to death.

Now, the most powerful people do not think, have zero principles, disregard evidence, and would gladly have others die to secure their power.

[–] Agent641 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Socrates was executed for being super annoying.

[–] eightpix 1 points 5 days ago

How annoying is it to have idiotic anti-intellectuals running nuclear superpowers?