I just ran into this being quoted in a YouTube comment and was like, “well, that’s horseshit.”

There’s plenty of examples where I … well, uh …

Curious what y’all think.

  • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com
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    5 months ago

    It’s a quote attributed to Aristotle.

    In that light, such anger would be virtuous (being neither too extreme nor timid, too late nor early, based on the proper reason, and with an appropriate response).

    It’s too bad none of the “decline of Western Civilization” people care to heed this quote. They seem to have abandoned virtue altogether, preferring vice and viciousness instead.

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        5 months ago

        Frankly I also like the original better. It seems more reasonable, less like “it’s impossible” and more like “it’s really hard”.