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Diogenes is the most based person who ever existed, fight me (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

Supposedly Alexander the Great went to visit Diogenes in a suburb of Corinth to see what his deal was. When Alexander asked if Diogenes wanted anything from him, Diogenes reported replied “yes, move, you’re blocking the sun.”

Afterwards, Alexander was so amused and impressed that he’s quoted as saying “it I were not Alexander, I wish I were Diogenes.”

Fucking awesome.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

And apparently Diogenes said back to Alexander "if I were not Diogenes, I would also want to be Diogenes".

Legend.

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