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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] MrSilkworm@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

A few thousand years ago the ancient Greeks said:

"δὶς ἐξαμαρτεῖν οὐκ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ".

Roughly meaning: A wise person doesn't make the same mistake twise.

But again some people keep doing it

[–] aisteru@lemmy.aisteru.ch 13 points 14 hours ago

I think you're understanding it the wrong way. It does say "A wise person"