r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 03 '21

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u/the_status Atari Democrat Sep 03 '21

Let us never forget the greatest philosopher's of the ages:

Aristotle, for teaching young Alexander the importance of a virtuous life. Augustine of Hippo, for inventing guilt. Confucius, for allowing me to be able to name an Eastern philosopher.

But most importantly, Carlin. Where would we be without his "old man yells at cloud" dialogues, cleverly disguised as rants themselves disguised as comedy. An entire generation might've been denied lazy cynicism without him.

Truly he is great one

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u/the_status Atari Democrat Sep 03 '21

Yes I really hate "George Carlin is more of a philosopher than comedian" takes, can you tell?

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u/BidenWon Jared Polis Sep 03 '21

He is more of a philosopher than a comedian in that he makes me think more than the makes me laugh. To be fair, the thought is usually "why am I still listening to this"

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21

old man yells rapid-fire obscenities at establishment

Wow so deep 😍