Diogenes is one of my favorite wandering philosophers, along with Nasreddin, and legendary characters from Taoism and Zen Buddhism. In a way, they did "troll"

Diogenes is one of my favorite wandering philosophers, along with Nasreddin, and legendary characters from Taoism and Zen Buddhism. In a way, they did "troll" the societies where they travelled, by living beyond their value systems, flaunting their freedom and mocking what people take seriously. I'd prefer the term "wise fools". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_madness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_madness They were not trolls who take pleasure in mockery. Their way of life and thought have something to teach us, and people through history have loved these characters, as we can see from the stories we continue to tell about them.