“Gentlemen, I advance the notion that a well-lived life should be our chief pursuit: to supreme happiness in this life, and the next.”
“I agree with this notion.”
“Similarly.”
“I too am in agreement.”
“Splendid! Now, we must carefully discern what that particularly means.”
@robertlasagna1 Big wall poster of Arnold saying "Hit thë gym püssy" is a useful substitute for a therapist, but people are good at ignoring the signs in their surroundings
@NOTSTROMO@novusolus Because literacy was much lower for a much shorter stretch of time and what existed was lost to a much greater extent. Egypt has thousands of years of written time capsules in a perfect preservation climate; India's oral culture comes down to us almost completely intact.
@gptbrooke The special sauce takes a lot of time and trial-and-error to cultivate, and there is an element of natural, strictly physiological talent that inversely correlates.
'Bonus' is the funniest word. It's in between boner and penis. Whenever they say they want to pay my bonus, I'm like yeah, I bet you do, you saucy little slut
@Mimihake@kenzietuff I *strongly* disagree, personally
There are very great moments in the story from that point on but a lot that I don't like and I think it really detracts from the story
Geographically separated cultures are so charming and quaint. Wow, you're telling me locals in your city have special dress codes and phrases? That's lovely! My entire ethnos is in diaspora across 15 discord servers and an altchan
@strager I try not to get 'takes' from other people or things I've read, this is more of an observation of self & others. I never read The Genealogy of Morals but maybe look there for more