At the approach of so many people, Diogenes sat up a little and fixed his eyes on Alexander. When the king greeted him and asked if there was anything he wanted, Diogenes replied, "Yes, that you should stand a little out of my sun".
Alexander mused “if I were not Alexander I would like to be Diogenes”, to which Diogenes allegedly replied “if I were not Diogenes I too would like to be Diogenes”.
Impressive shitposting game
Diogenes took the art of trolling and turned it into a philosophical thought.
The original 4chan troll.
Dude must have been an insufferable ass, though.
Most everyone we hear about from that period would have been. They were by and large the leisure class, and we have precious little patience for the billionaires now...
I mean, Diogenes was a raving, unwashed, often naked, homeless man that lived in a big jar in the market eating scraps and drinking from puddles. Not really in the same class of people as the other philosophers.
His whole deal was that luxury was unnecessary for a fulfilling life and chose to abandon it all to prove it.
It ain't easy being based
"3 Shocking Things you can do Publicly With Your Penis"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes
Alexander mused “if I were not Alexander I would like to be Diogenes”, to which Diogenes allegedly replied “if I were not Diogenes I too would like to be Diogenes”.
Impressive shitposting game