#croesus — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116375470868169534

We'll all know about King Croesus by the end of the week...

#Croesus #Trump #Iran #USA

RE: https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116375476887547276

I've only just worked out that the "as rich as Croesus" and the Croesus who should have thought about that premonition of collapsing empires more closely were the same dude.
Rich Arseholes ...fucking things up since Antiquity

#Croesus #Trump #History #Oligarchs

@planet4589.bsky.social Thanks! I was wondering about all those Croesus references.

#Croesus

... anyone else overwhelmed with a sudden surge of nausea and deja vu?

https://piefed.social/c/politicalmemes/p/1881162/anyone-else-overwhelmed-with-a-sudden-surge-of-nausea-and-deja-vu

... anyone else overwhelmed with a sudden surge of nausea and deja vu?

https://piefed.social/c/noncredibledefense/p/1881157/anyone-else-overwhelmed-with-a-sudden-surge-of-nausea-and-deja-vu

THE BIGLIEST EMPIRE, WOW

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1881145/the-bigliest-empire-wow

Europees radicaal-rechts neemt afstand van Trump om Groenland: ‘Alles wat hij aanraakt, verandert in stront’ | de Volkskrant

https://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/europees-radicaal-rechts-neemt-afstand-van-trump-om-groenland-alles-wat-hij-aanraakt-verandert-in-stront~b75f4c5b/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkskrant.nl%2F

Dat zeg ik al een hele tijd. Trump is als een omgekeerde Croesus, alles wat hij aanraakt veranderd in stront.

#trump #croesus

@ruialves

(8/n)

...we live in a world, in which #Niccolò #Machiavelli's #Prince(s) have the resources of #Croesus:

https://electrek.co/2023/05/16/tesla-bot-sideshow-new-footage-robots/

And though #Elmo is probably the worst incarnation of a #misanthropic #billionaire, #Zuckerberg has only been less successful in his visions (#Metaverse...a, fortunately failed attempt at #TheMatrix), but has been more intelligent in hiding his character than the former.
How is the saying?--Only trust a billionaire as far as you can throw...

τὰ δὲ μοι παθήματα ἐόντα ἀχάριτα μαθήματα γέγονε
• https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2013/03/24/%cf%84%e1%bd%b0-%ce%b4%e1%bd%b2-%ce%bc%ce%bf%ce%b9-%cf%80%ce%b1%ce%b8%e1%bd%b5%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%bc%ce%b1%ce%b8%e1%bd%b5%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%b3%e1%bd%b3%ce%b3%ce%bf%ce%bd%ce%b5/

Croesus, addressing Cyrus, says —

• τὰ δὲ μοι παθήματα ἐόντα ἀχάριτα μαθήματα γέγονε.

• My sufferings, though painful, have been my lessons.

— Herodotus • 1.207

#Herodotus #Croesus #Cyrus #Mathemata #Pathemata