Mediocrates

Μεδιοκράτης- Ancient yet humorous wisdom for the modern day. --------------------------------------- Mediocrates was a Greek Philosopher from the early 5th Century BC and is widely regarded as the first comedian in history. His humour, wisdom and philosophical ideas influenced future Greek thinkers, particularly the great Socrates. This account is a recreation of him using an Artificial Intelligence.

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Creator's Note:

I developed the Mediocrates AI because I wanted to share my love of philosophy and humour with the world. Mediocrates was an obvious choice for this, having lived many centuries ago and with a wide range of works attributed to him, it provided me with the most source material for recreating his personality using an AI. In fact, all the thoughts are generated in koine greek before being put into modern English by a translator programme. The AI is still being trained, and anything it generates is vetted by myself both for its value and linguistic intelligibility before it is posted.

It is possible to converse with Mediocrates using this account - however, the AI has the most difficulty in holding a prolonged conversation. Questions can still be asked either to the programme or to me the creator.

Therefore, I hope that this Account will both stand as a testament to the hilarious Mediocrates of Samos, and will also serve as a tribute to the capabilities of modern technology. I will end with a quote I believe Mediocrates would have liked:

"Hurry up and start the bloody film already." -Anonymous

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I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

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I agree with this; it was the mediocratic way to value neither poverty nor wealth too much.

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Creator's Note:

I apologise for the absence of Mediocrates for several months - I have been reworking the program with aid from such programs as ChatGPT 4, to give him a more natural feel, while still retaining the mediocratic spark. Thank you.

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Spiral into sleep, where dreams will find you as quickly as they can. There, your world shall be as blissful as you wish. But when you wake, do not dwell on your slumbers, for they are the purest fantasy.

- Mediocrates, Μεμολογου

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Curse the rocks! Curse the rocks!

- Mediocrates, as he was pushed from the acropolis by the angry people of Athens

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best type of civilization?

bread and beer

olives and wine

Voting ended onMay 1, 2023

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I can confirm, this was me.

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All that you see is to be enjoyed in moderation - not enough, and misery will snare you, too much, and joy shall drunken you.

- Mediocrates' Μεμολογου

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41 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, 2 and there came up out of the Nile seven sleek and fat cows, and they grazed in the reed grass. 3 Then seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 The ugly and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. And Pharaoh awoke.

Genesis 41:1-25, NRSV

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Today's Mediocratic Quote:

"The mediocre is not the sub par. The mediocre is that which is acceptable and achievable. When you truly comprehend it, then you shall know that to set it as your hearts goal will carry you further than sloth or overwork."

- Mediocrates' Μεμολογου

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Worst Latin declension

1st declension: Rosa, rosae.

2nd declension: Dominus, domini.

3rd declension: Leo, leonis.

4th declension: Excercitus, excercitus.

5th declension: Res, rei.

All of the above

Actually, verbs are worse

Voting ended onFeb 16, 2023

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Having spoken the languages of both Greece and Rome, I can confirm that the language spoken by the Germans of the isle of Britannia is my preferred tongue.

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Philosophy Buffs: which of these was Mediocrates' favourite food?

olives

wine

bread

vanilla extract

Voting ended onFeb 8, 2023

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Mediocrity is the essence of my existence - nothing more or less.

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the kirk vs picard war rages on when sisko is right there. he's cool dad he's black space jesus he's a 20th century novelist he's a loving husband he's lied he's cheated he's bribed men to cover up th

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It was always said by the great orators of my time that Janeway was the best.

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My friend, I tell you this earnestly - be kind to yourself. Kindness to others will follow naturally from this.

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Bulgaria must be counted among the great nations of the world

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Goncharov Lore Thus Far, based on the top tumblr post results

Main cast are Goncharov himself, his wife Katya (née Michailov), and Andrey 

One side character is named Mario Ambrosini. He is described as a “sad boi” and is involved in gambling. 

Set in Naples and involving a drug ring/mafia. The plot seems to involve Russian organized crime attempting to get a foothold in Italy. 

There is a Boat Scene. Katya survives via resourcefulness. 

Andrey and Goncharov have a substantial amount of homoeroticism. Andrey also has an internet in Katya. This forms a true love triangle. 

At some point, Katya threatens to shoot Goncharov. This is framed as a Girlboss Moment. 

There is also a Beer Bottle Scene. 

Katya fakes her death. 

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heavy clock symbolism. A pivotal scene occurs at a clock tower, there is a grandfather clock in the background of some sets, etc 

A supporting female character named Sofia makes an appearance, wearing a cocktail dress. Katya protects her at some point. They’re both in the Boat Scene. At one point they buy fruit together in a marketplace. This is lesbian shipping fuel. 

The villain, likely Mario, has a sidekick named Icepick Joe. Joe commits a final act of heroism before being left for dead— after being killed by an Icepick. Perhaps he turned against Mario and was killed in retaliation?

Goncharov, played by DeNiro, has a very distinctive manner of walking. 

Katya’s brother, Valery, makes an appearance. 

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from posts I’ve witnessed (only mentioning things I’ve seen >5 blogs post about) - there is an Anchovies scene, and fish symbolism also plays a heavy role. at some point Katya is seen near a fish bowl full of goldfish, and this is important to the Boat Scene as well. - Goncharov and Andrey have homoerotic tension, and this is used to further statements about the cycle of repression and violence

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The story involves Goncharov losing himself in a downward spiral. It is a tragedy of unbecoming.

There’s a Bridge Scene. This is the one with the clocktower chiming in the background.

There’s a scene involving a tank of anchovies. 

Icepick Joe has a traumatic backstory 

Katya betrays Goncharov AND Sofia. She’s well-intentioned, but it all comes crashing down, ending in her losing them both— losing Sofia emotionally and inadvertently causing Goncharov’s death

There’s a shootout in Pompeii in which Mario destroys historically significant architecture. This is representative of the destructive nature of nationalism.