The blog header is Diogenes, the Cynic (by an unkonwn artist) [1]. This
suggests a possible misunderstanding of historical personalities. I believe
Ī¤imon, the Misanthrope, is the role model the author was really looking
for:
According to Lucian, Timon was the wealthy son of Echecratides who lavished his money on flattering friends. When his funds ran out, the friends deserted him and Timon was reduced to working in the fields. One day, he found a pot of gold and soon his fair-weather friends were back. This time, he drove them away with dirt clods. [2]
I'm not being facetious: Diogenes, besides being a sarcastic old codger
for which he is mostly famous, also displayed a complete lack of interest for
his own person, so not quite the blazing firebrand of, the er, enlightened
self-interest promulgated in the OP.
According to Lucian, Timon was the wealthy son of Echecratides who lavished his money on flattering friends. When his funds ran out, the friends deserted him and Timon was reduced to working in the fields. One day, he found a pot of gold and soon his fair-weather friends were back. This time, he drove them away with dirt clods. [2]
I'm not being facetious: Diogenes, besides being a sarcastic old codger for which he is mostly famous, also displayed a complete lack of interest for his own person, so not quite the blazing firebrand of, the er, enlightened self-interest promulgated in the OP.
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[1] https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/new-year-new-head...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timon_of_Athens_(person)