weird@sub.wetshaving.social to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoNo arguments heresub.wetshaving.socialimagemessage-square133linkfedilinkarrow-up1993arrow-down187
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minus-squareCyberEgglinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 months agoDiogenes plucked that chicken to point out Platon’s definition of a human (being a bipedal, featherless animal) being flawed. This meme leaves out parts of the definition to enforce a joke. Two different situations.
minus-squareburgersc12@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIts similar enough, the definition is limited and therefore enables a joke to be made.
minus-squareCyberEgglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoIt’s not similar, it’s the exact opposite.
minus-squareburgersc12@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoIt still demonstrated what I was trying to say, that if you go too literal on these two jokes then you’re missing the point
Diogenes plucked that chicken to point out Platon’s definition of a human (being a bipedal, featherless animal) being flawed. This meme leaves out parts of the definition to enforce a joke. Two different situations.
Its similar enough, the definition is limited and therefore enables a joke to be made.
It’s not similar, it’s the exact opposite.
It still demonstrated what I was trying to say, that if you go too literal on these two jokes then you’re missing the point