The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTale as old as timelemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1786arrow-down123
arrow-up1763arrow-down1imageTale as old as timelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaresomething_random_tho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoNo, Machiavelli sincerely argued for this kind of extreme pragmatism–do whatever’s necessary to get what you want. It was wasn’t satire. It’s pretty obvious why he didn’t get the job as advisor, though.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoWell shit. I got Poe’d by a dead man.
No, Machiavelli sincerely argued for this kind of extreme pragmatism–do whatever’s necessary to get what you want. It was wasn’t satire. It’s pretty obvious why he didn’t get the job as advisor, though.
Well shit. I got Poe’d by a dead man.