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> I hope this is a retaliation for the abhorrent behaviour of reddit users You don't like vigilantes, but you hope vigilantes are punishing reddit users?
by darkarmani 14y ago
> I hope this is a retaliation for the abhorrent behaviour of reddit users
You don't like vigilantes, but you hope vigilantes are punishing reddit users?
- facorreia 14y agoQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?
- bjhoops1 14y ago"Who watches the watchmen" would have been simpler and spared me a google search.
- sgdesign 14y agoBut I wouldn't have learned a cool new latin proverb.
- bjhoops1 14y agoAlthough it should be noted that the Latin itself is a translation, since this quote is attributed to Socrates and would have originally been in Greek.
- facorreia 14y agoAccording to Wikipedia it's (incorrectly) attributed to the Socrates character in Plato's Republic. Although a related idea is discussed in that book, the saying itself is attributed to Roman poet Juvenal, which was discussing marital affairs.
- atourgates 14y agoAlso, I wouldn't have gotten that feeling of smug superiority for having read Terry Pratchett.
- pc86 14y agoBut then how would we know that facorreia is smarter than we are?
- facorreia 14y agoawesome fodder for a reddit comment chain, let's continue it there
- sageikosa 14y agoQuidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
- dclowd9901 14y agoBeing denied cat pictures and trite memes is a reward, not a punishment.