At the close of Plato’s dialogue Symposium, Socrates finds himself immersed in a late-night libation-fueled discussion with the famous ancient comedic playwright Aristophanes and a number of others about the interconnection between tragedy and comedy—arguing that each are, essentially, two sides of the same coin. You can distill Socrates’ profound statement about human suffering into a simple adage, “One man’s comedy is another man’s tragedy.” One Florida labor agency recently may have crossed this line, designing a campaign initiative which effectively and unwittingly makes light of human tragedy for its own gains. What comprised this highly divisive and much derided campaign initiative against unemployment? Two things: superhero capes and Dr. Evil Unemployment.
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