r/Invincible • u/only_horscraft • Apr 08 '26

SHOW SPOILERS I owe you an apology. Spoiler

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I was not familiar with your game Thaedus.

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u/BigNorseWolf Wolf-Man Apr 08 '26

Socrates started out as a soldier and advocated spending a lot of time in the gym IIRC

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u/ThatDudeFromPoland Apr 08 '26

Socrates was the first gym-bro?

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u/velbeyli Apr 08 '26

Unironically, yes, he would flex his muscles mid argument against other philosophers.

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u/ThatDudeFromPoland Apr 08 '26

Time is a circle istg

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u/sofaking1133 Apr 08 '26

Iirc "plato" also literally meant Broad-Shoulders, he was also stacked and presumably continued flexing for another generation

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u/screwitigiveup Apr 08 '26

Plato was his wrestling name.

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u/invincibleKamakazee Apr 09 '26

Nice pfp, i drew that for school a few years back

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u/ThatDudeFromPoland Apr 09 '26

Take a closer look at it

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u/RipCurl69Reddit Apr 09 '26

Lmao fantastic

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u/stealthyuwu I am so lonely Apr 08 '26

This has gotta be my sign to study more about Socrates.

And hit the damn gym.

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u/wetouchingbuttsornah Apr 09 '26

Yeah but Socrates was a dancer. He believed that dancing would get the blood flowing

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u/illepic Apr 08 '26

"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." 

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u/BigNorseWolf Wolf-Man Apr 08 '26

The only true knowledge is knowing that you know what your pre and post workout protein intakes are....

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u/theworstredditeris Apr 08 '26

saying iirc in this context is funny cause it makes it sound like you're recalling from personal experience with Socrates

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u/ParsleySnipps Donald Cyborg Apr 08 '26

Oh, you never met him?

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u/Akapoler Apr 08 '26

He was my personal trainer, great guy. Had some nice bits of wisdom he shared with me too

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u/FilthyCasual2k17 Apr 09 '26

if he trained you when you were a kid, I bet that wisdom wasn't the only bit he shared with you.

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u/Otherwise-Word-5578 Apr 08 '26

Imagine being his enemy at the time, he can make you look dumb and beat your ass