Metaphysics Sells More Scrolls

METAPHYSICS WAS INVENTED BY PAPYRUS MANUFACTURERS How's this... instead of just thinking about stuff, why don't we think about thinking about stuff?? That's awesome dude! Fuckin' genius shit! Whoa! We're gonna need a shitload more scrolls! TO SELL MORE SCROLLS

An illustration shows ancient Greek philosophers in white robes discussing metaphysics outside classical buildings. They enthusiastically praise the idea, but the punchline is that metaphysics was supposedly invented by papyrus manufacturers to sell more scrolls. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to conspiracy theories or explanations that reduce profound ideas to commercial motives. EN: An illustration shows ancient Greek philosophers in white robes discussing metaphysics outside classical buildings. They enthusiastically praise the idea, but the punchline is that metaphysics was supposedly invented by papyrus manufacturers to sell more scrolls. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to conspiracy theories or explanations that reduce profound ideas to commercial motives.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 822 2022-03-28