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[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago

Cassandra... in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a rhetorical device to indicate a person whose accurate prophecies, generally of impending disaster, are not believed.

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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

Oh, that's why that wall street dude uses that name on Xitter!

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I'd also suggest Mythos by Stephen Fry. Good book for someone who would like to read about Greek mythology.

[-] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Theres no way her family are both smart enough to both dub her Cassandra (given that reference), but also not able to comprehend the reasons behind what she says...

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

I don't know quite a lot of conservatives are smart in terms of education they're just not very good at critical thinking skills.

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

No, no, she’s the last human in the universe. A bitchy trampoline.

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