No. 12: Democratic doubt, happiness, and pain.

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Here's some things people have been writing:

Aristotle’s was critical of Homer’s Odyssey, at least in part. It may have been to him what The Avengers is to some folks today. ycombinator

Wittgenstein wrote in his Philosophical Investigations that we can spot pain in others through their “pain-behavior”. Women broadly, and ultra-marathoner Courtney Dauwalter in particular, cast a shadow of doubt on that hunch. unherd

Jesus, Moses, and Martin Luther were held up as paragons of leadership in a speech that was scheduled for September 11th, 2001. The speech was never delivered. leadership. theatlantic

Pliny remarked his suprise that the whole world isn’t on fire. A minute later Marie Curie’s experiments showed how much energy there is at the smallest level. That presaged the atomic bomb. bbc

Plato’s doubtfulness on democracy has resonated with folks in democratic societies who aren’t happy with how things are going. vox

Augustine, in his City of God, said there is no one who does not wish be happy. But, like, what even is happiness? theatlantic

Lenin a was good at d at presenting truths in the most compelling, digestible, and persuasive manner to impact his audience. His skill in propaganda hinged on identifying the best method to resonate with his listeners and land with significant impact. noahpinion