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Socrates is a professional yapper

Literally anyone: I think I know something about this thing
Socrates: now let me tell you why you absolutely do not *hands beer to hot young man sitting next to him*

"wisdom, has this advantage:that he who possesses such knowledge will more easily learn anything which he learns; and that everything will be clearer to him, because, he sees the science, and this will better enable him to test the knowledge which others have; Are not these, the real advantages to be gained from wisdom? And are not we looking and seeking after something more than is to be found in her?"

Socrates fr loves his young men

A lot of talking. Endless questions. Disrespectful. I would have punch him in the face. But also really funny.

This is very heavy going.