Cost of Glory

21 - Being the Octopus

Jan 12, 2022
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ADVICE

Be Yourself, Not an Octopus

  • Don't change your colors to suit your environment like an octopus, says Plutarch.
  • It's exhausting and ultimately undermines true friendship.
INSIGHT

Friendship's True Colors

  • Mimicking others superficially is unsustainable and can reveal a lack of genuine character.
  • True friendship values trustworthiness and consistent character over fleeting similarities.
ANECDOTE

The Protean Man

  • Proteus, the shape-shifting god, was initially seen as an ideal for public speakers, able to adapt to any audience.
  • Plutarch critiques this, portraying the "protean man" as lacking a core identity, constantly changing to fit in.
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