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The point of heroic tales such as Gilgamesh was to draw tribute and sacrifices to the temple of Ishtar. The analogy makes perfect sense.
by le-mark 7mo ago
The point of heroic tales such as Gilgamesh was to draw tribute and sacrifices to the temple of Ishtar. The analogy makes perfect sense.
- satvikpendem 7mo agoMaybe that's a post facto rationalized reason, as I'm sure it did draw in more tributes, but that's like saying folk tales across the world's sole purpose is to have sacrifices when in reality people just like making up and telling stories. It's like saying the apostles of Christ only spread his message to raise money for the Catholic Church, no doubt that was a side effect but it wasn't the "point" by any means, especially early on where there was no church.
- paulcole 7mo ago> Maybe that's a post facto rationalized reason Isn't this what you're doing with the idea that the Sri Racha story is obviously meant to sell?
- satvikpendem 7mo agoOne is plausible as the primary reason, with documented instances of it happening, as I had linked before, while the other is mere conjecture.
- paulcole 7mo agoBecause astroturfing on reddit exists doesn't mean that this is plausibly astroturfing. Any post on reddit about any business could be plausibly astroturfing by that logic.
- satvikpendem 7mo agoCorrect, that is what plausible means in this case, especially as we have evidence of them doing so, even in this very thread.
- paulcole 7mo agoSo it's plausible to think that you're astroturfing here to hurt the reputation of Reddit? Because people have made posts on social media sites like HN in the past in an effort to change public perception of companies, right?
- satvikpendem 7mo agoSure, you can think that. Why do you think I'd deny my own chain of logic, just because it doesn't suit my current purpose? That's philosophical inconsistency which is not good for sound argumentation.
- paulcole 7mo agoSurely you wouldnt disagree with it since you’re known for sound argumentation and philosophical consistency.
- satvikpendem 7mo agoI see, looks like you aren't interested in actually debating, being sarcastic and calling positions ridiculous when you cannot justify your own. Have a good day.
- paulcole 7mo agoYes I can see why that POV is appealing when you’ve backed yourself into a corner.