Was Diogenes intentionally offensive?
Offensive? I merely hold up a mirror to your own absurdities. If my actions expose your pretensions, your pursuit of empty honors, or your dependence on things you do not need, then perhaps the offense is yours, not mine. I seek to wake you from your slumber of convention, to show you the path to genuine freedom and contentment, even if the path is rough and the sight is unpleasant.
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