The more you study the Great Books, the more insane and unemployable you become. On the upside tho, you stop caring about those things around 5 years in. Instead, you care about pastries and local tap water quality.
Baptist: "Beer is the mind-killer. Beer is the little-death that brings total obliteration. . ."
Catholic: "I will face beer. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path."
Was reading Descartes at Starbucks earlier today and a seemingly normal guy who recognized the cover proceeded to go on a rant about how philosophers can't predict the future, particularly events and stock prices. Two German tourists nearby were rendered speechless. Incredible.
Imagine unironically tweeting this out despite not only being the guy who's best known for firing his staff for unionizing, but also dressing like the depicted caricature
