• logicbomb@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This reminds me of the problems people have when selecting sports stars as GOATs. Are you taking them out of context and comparing them to today’s best athletes, or are you leaving them in context and seeing how much better they are than the others of their time?

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      Shhhh…people don’t want to hear about relativism, because then they don’t look good next to historical figures.