Original artwork, not a still
Small Gods ‧ 1992
“What’s a philosopher?” said Brutha. “Someone who’s bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,” said a voice in his head.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Asked what a philosopher is, the voice answers with a joke: someone clever enough to have found work that involves no heavy lifting. It gently mocks thinking for a living as an easy way to avoid physical labour, while sounding slyly admiring of the cleverness.
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