ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoGEORGE GAME!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1438
arrow-up1438imageGEORGE GAME!lemmy.mlComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareMidsizedSedan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoI don’t know who Pyrrhus is/was, or what they did, but they sound smart. So I’m agreeing with you…
minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoPyrrhus is the namesake for the concept of Pyrrhic victory, i.e. where while you technically won, it was at such a cost that you couldn’t fathom trying it ever again. The linked article lists a number of historic examples.
I don’t know who Pyrrhus is/was, or what they did, but they sound smart. So I’m agreeing with you…
Pyrrhus is the namesake for the concept of Pyrrhic victory, i.e. where while you technically won, it was at such a cost that you couldn’t fathom trying it ever again. The linked article lists a number of historic examples.