Hyperbole has always been harmful
According to Greek legend, the people eventually grew weary of Hyperbolus and forced him into exile, where he was eventually assassinated. In the modern world, it’s not the people that need to die, it’s just the stupid hyperbole coming out of their mouths because it does nothing except hide truth and foster hatred.
OPINION
About 2,500 years ago, there was a politician in Athens by the name of Hyperbolus who liked to go around making all sorts of outrageous promises and claims, riling up the residents in the process. That, however, is not the origin of the modern English...
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