Still doin’ their thing, they released a new album last year! They went on a small new-album tour and that’s when I was able to catch their show.
I found the source of the quote on the bookmark, and it was a quote by Plato out of Phaedrus so it definitely is real lol. It’s somewhat different on the bookmark, but depending on what translation you look at the quote will probably be slightly different anyway. It’s sections 274e to 275b
But when he came to writing, Theuth said, “This
branch of learning, O King, will make the Egyptians wiser and give them better memories,
for I have discovered an elixir of both memory and wisdom.” The king replied, “Oh most
ingenious Theuth, one man is able to invent these skills, but a different person is capable
of judging their benefit or harm to those who will use them. And you, as the father of writing,
on account of your positive attitude, are now saying that it does the opposite of what
it is able to do. This subject will engender forgetfulness in the souls of those who learn it,
for they will not make use of memory. Because of their faith in writing, they will be
reminded externally by means of unfamiliar marks, and not from within themselves by
means of themselves. So, you have discovered an elixir not of memory but of reminding.
You will provide the students with a semblance of wisdom, not true wisdom. For having
heard a great deal without any teaching they will seem to be extremely knowledgeable,
when for the most part they are ignorant, and are difficult people to be with because they
have attained a seeming wisdom without being wise.”
holy smokes it’s been a while since i heard someone mention sleepytime gorilla museum
Still doin’ their thing, they released a new album last year! They went on a small new-album tour and that’s when I was able to catch their show.
I found the source of the quote on the bookmark, and it was a quote by Plato out of Phaedrus so it definitely is real lol. It’s somewhat different on the bookmark, but depending on what translation you look at the quote will probably be slightly different anyway. It’s sections 274e to 275b
But when he came to writing, Theuth said, “This branch of learning, O King, will make the Egyptians wiser and give them better memories, for I have discovered an elixir of both memory and wisdom.” The king replied, “Oh most ingenious Theuth, one man is able to invent these skills, but a different person is capable of judging their benefit or harm to those who will use them. And you, as the father of writing, on account of your positive attitude, are now saying that it does the opposite of what it is able to do. This subject will engender forgetfulness in the souls of those who learn it, for they will not make use of memory. Because of their faith in writing, they will be reminded externally by means of unfamiliar marks, and not from within themselves by means of themselves. So, you have discovered an elixir not of memory but of reminding. You will provide the students with a semblance of wisdom, not true wisdom. For having heard a great deal without any teaching they will seem to be extremely knowledgeable, when for the most part they are ignorant, and are difficult people to be with because they have attained a seeming wisdom without being wise.”