30 Funny Times People Thought They Were Being Philosophical
‘We can’t imagine new colors’
A great thing about getting older is looking back at how stupid you once were. This happens for your entire life until you die, and it never gets less cringey to look back on the times you believed you were coming to profound conclusions. One Redditor still winces when thinking about the time they convinced themselves that plants have the same rights as animals, and that therefore, mowing the lawn was unethical. While they probably forced that conclusion to get out of mowing the lawn, you can see why they maybe thought they had a solid argument as well.
To that end, Reddit’s finest thinkers have recalled the times they considered themselves modern-day philosophers, and a whole lot of them were positive that they’d invented math.