• @tamagotchicowboy
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    1010 months ago

    IIRC Diogenes was an Epicurean, Marx did his doctoral thesis on Epicurus, so you can’t say the guy wasn’t to some degree influenced by Epicurus in his writings (btw the whole running around hedonistically is just ancient and feudal slander of the school, funny how that works…)

  • @Shrike502
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    910 months ago

    Downshifting ain’t the way to go for socialists

  • @big_spoon
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    910 months ago

    -dissing the rest of philosophers of his time

    -not paying rent

    -self-sufficient

    -feared and respected

    he was the first communist?

    • @bleepingblorp
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      710 months ago

      I mean, I’m not an anprim and that dude lookin’ like he’s livin’ his best life. Half naked outdoors chillin’ with some dogs? Healthy body and great hair? Neat scenery around? Sign me up!