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Particularly Keen on Shepherding
- rewq4321 5y ago> For how is it not more in accordance with Nature to be nourished by the Earth, our nurse and mother, than by some other source? How is it not more manly to live in the countryside than to be sedentary in the city like the sophists? Why is this nonsense on HN?
- jfk13 5y agoPresumably because some people here found it interesting. Not everything has to be about computer technology. If it doesn't interest you, that's fine. Just move on.
- jihadjihad 5y agoI think it's important to note that this guy wrote this lecture 2000 years ago--it's not exactly a modern perspective. It is however an interesting lens to look through.
- JasonFruit 5y agoIt is an excellent counterweight against the attitudes that prevail here. Hearing opposing views is a beneficial thing; it sharpens your thinking, if nothing else.
- dang 5y agoPlease don't post unsubstantive comments, and please follow the site guidelines. Note this one: "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." That goes 1000x for authors from thousands of years ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html