Philosophical
What if being right is the worst thing that can happen to you?
Now imagine nobody believes you. Not once. Not ever. You see the disaster coming. You warn everyone around you. They smile, nod, and walk straight into it. That's the story of Cassandra.
I see the fire. I smell the smoke. And they laugh at me for pointing at the sky.— The pattern of Cassandra's story, retold across centuries of literature
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The thinker
Cursed Prophet of Troy
Cassandra is a figure from Greek mythology, a Trojan princess granted the gift of prophecy by Apollo, then cursed so that no one would ever believe her predictions.
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