Consolation for the Cynics.

Plato was a famous dude.
Plato was a famous dude-philosopher and he once defined “man” as a “featherless biped”.
And because he was plato and he generally spoke sense, his definition was well received.

Then came along little guy Diogenes, who didn’t take shit from anybody.
When nobody considered his argument, he plucked a chicken of its feathers and threw it into plato’s office…

and yelled out frantically……..

“HERE’S YOUR MAN!”

Hence proved and point taken. Thank you Diogenes.

“……You are not cynical. You sometimes like to problematise things so they aren’t ignored……” JJ Edwards, 2022.

Note: When I read the anecdote, I accidentally read “featherless biped ” as “fearless biped”…Both still work, don’t you think? :)