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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Did Plato ever consider in his metaphor that outside the cave may just be too extreme for most of us, like peering into the sun?

It doesn't help that our fellow humans that hold the wealth have no sympathy and want to force us into the outside until we burn and are spent.

I love my little wall-shadows!

[–] AnonWyo@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago

I came in to say something similar.

Good to see cynicism is alive and well.

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