Just so you guys know, labor omnia vincit ("work conquers all") is very similar in meaning to arbeit macht frei ("work will set you free"), which was the sign on the gate to Auschwitz, which could be uncomfortable for some people.
(07-13-2022, 08:29 AM)Goddess Iris Wrote: Just so you guys know, labor omnia vincit ("work conquers all") is very similar in meaning to arbeit macht frei ("work will set you free"), which was the sign on the gate to Auschwitz, which could be uncomfortable for some people.
This small tidbit aside which, if I am being honest, is far enough from it imho but I'll leave it to the Powers That Be to decide that.
Otherwise looks good! Can't wait to run into you guys in space!
(07-13-2022, 08:29 AM)Goddess Iris Wrote: Just so you guys know, labor omnia vincit ("work conquers all") is very similar in meaning to arbeit macht frei ("work will set you free"), which was the sign on the gate to Auschwitz, which could be uncomfortable for some people.
If you dig deep enough you'll find a Nazi reference almost everywhere.
Edit: Labor omnia vincit or Labor omnia vincit improbus is a Latin phrase meaning "Work conquers all". The phrase is adapted from Virgil's Georgics, Book I, lines 145–6: ...Labor omnia vicit / improbus ("Steady work overcame all things"). The poem was written in support of Augustus Caesar's "Back to the land" policy, aimed at encouraging more Romans to become farmers.[citation needed]. The actual meaning of the phrase can be obtained as the following: "anything can be achieved if proper work is applied".
(07-13-2022, 08:29 AM)Goddess Iris Wrote: Just so you guys know, labor omnia vincit ("work conquers all") is very similar in meaning to arbeit macht frei ("work will set you free"), which was the sign on the gate to Auschwitz, which could be uncomfortable for some people.
Similiar isn't equal. Maybe you should stop nitpicking write-ups for things that aren't there, and to which 90% of visitors would've never paid attention unless it's explicitly mentioned.
On a more constructive note – looks solid, as ever, and I'm eager to see it progress.
The reason I'm bringing it up is because one person I know has already told me it makes them uncomfortable. The fact that it predates Nazi Germany does help, though.
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