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If nothing else, I'm glad one of the great agrees with me that Socrates was a twat.

My wife and I always argue about that, she loves Socrates and I find him utterly insufferable. Plato didn't do him any favors.

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In fairness, I don't think Socrates went around Athens quizzing people chosen randomly on the street. He was having conversations with the wealthy and/or powerful who were also arrogant and considered themselves wise. Making fools of these people is of course what got him into big trouble eventually.

Which doesn't mean he wasn't an insufferable douche.

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