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No, Machiavelli sincerely argued for this kind of extreme pragmatism–do whatever’s necessary to get what you want. It was wasn’t satire. It’s pretty obvious why he didn’t get the job as advisor, though.
Ok, maybe I’m missing it then. I thought that made it obvious satire. Is this another Poe’s law situation?
No, Machiavelli sincerely argued for this kind of extreme pragmatism–do whatever’s necessary to get what you want. It was wasn’t satire. It’s pretty obvious why he didn’t get the job as advisor, though.
Well shit. I got Poe’d by a dead man.