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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Another person who we consider to be some kind of genius, but who we'd throw in the psych ward if they appeared in downtown LA right now. People love people who subvert social norms, just as long as they stay in stories, movies, and history and don't actually come near them.

[–] Godric 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You are completely correct about society abhorring those that reject social norms, but Diogenes was a little different than the average homeless public masturbator. He rejected social norms due to philosophical belief, rather than untreated mental illness.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FiFoFree 17 points 1 year ago

It definitely could be both.

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