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The Wisdom of Great People (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How did this ppl (or others like them) not spontaneously become some default universal role models and some sort of standard we judge ourselves, others, and humanity as a whole is beyond me.
Even from a completely selfish pov each of us would want at least the majority of other people to be like them. That's how you get (ever) nice(er) things.

I mean, I know the answer why that's not the case (they can't be monetised as efficiently as "starts"), but still.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

For many of us they are/were.

Also, on the topic of PBS potheads: