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peter bernadone
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Boswell gets upset when Dr. Johnson talks smack about Voltaire, Rousseau, and Hume because they were his buddies. Johnson dunks on them regularly. But Boswell is such a dummy sometimes. He often sounds like a schizoid internet loser the way he advocates for “returning to nature,” etc. Over dinner he argued that candles might be bad bc it would be better to rise & sleep with the sun. Johnson dunks on him obviously
— Jun 07, 2026 06:33PM
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peter bernadone
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this guy was awesome. fluent in latin & greek. translated virgil, ovid, etc. wrote poetry. had undiagnosed Tourettes - broke into random outbursts. slam-dunked on yappers on the daily. corresponded with alexander pope.
— May 26, 2026 08:12AM
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