SenK@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 hours agoThe only difference between a monster and a decent human being is the privilege of a support network.message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down131
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareThe only difference between a monster and a decent human being is the privilege of a support network.SenK@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 hours agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareeestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·6 hours agoMonarchy-brained, certainly. He had a reputation as a quick wit and relatively fun hang, and was supposed to be very good at court tennis. I don’t want to live in a society structured the way Hobbes recommends, but he definitely elaborated on OP’s line of thought at length. Plus having read Hobbes lets you appreciate the tiger from the comic more.
Hobbes was a fucking dumbass.
Monarchy-brained, certainly. He had a reputation as a quick wit and relatively fun hang, and was supposed to be very good at court tennis.
I don’t want to live in a society structured the way Hobbes recommends, but he definitely elaborated on OP’s line of thought at length.
Plus having read Hobbes lets you appreciate the tiger from the comic more.