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TIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907

https://sh.itjust.works/post/45049737

TIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907 - sh.itjust.works

Lemmy

Aug 29, 2025 at 10:09pmWeb
Show threadMatengorAug 29, 2025
Wow
Show threadTrex202Aug 30, 2025
TIL that this quote exists
Show threaddavelAug 30, 2025
Show threadinterdimensionalmemeAug 30, 2025
Well, let’s not tell anyone because this shuts the old yapper’s clap trap it’s good enough for me. Anyway, socrates didn’t say anything because he was largely a made up composite character, Socrates is basically Aristotle’s Fan Fic
Show threadoantolinAug 31, 2025
Technically that doesn’t prove Socrates never said it, he might’ve, though it would be one hell of a coincidence. It amuses me to think we’ll never know.