be me

Plato, philosopher extraordinaire

trying to write “The Republic” but keep getting distracted

student Theaetetus shows up

he’s like “hey Plato, when’s the last time you went on a date?”

tfw too busy contemplating the ideal forms to get a real girlfriend

tfw only girl interested in me is Socrates’ cousin who keeps asking about dialectics

”Maybe if you stop talking about cave shadows, girls will like you, bro”

Theaetetus thinks he’s funny

mfw dude has a point

try to go on a date

ask her if she’s ever considered how the soul yearns for true knowledge beyond the physical realm

she asks if I know a guy named Aristotle

apparently, he just talks about practical things, like biology or something

tfw getting ghosted by girls who want literal shadows over my allegorical ones