Rearview Mirror Chronicles

Pythagoras - The Hypotenuse Whisperer


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When you hear the name Pythagoras, you probably think of triangles, theorems, and long-forgotten maths lessons. But behind the formulas was a far stranger figure—a mystical philosopher, a cult leader, and the founder of a secretive brotherhood that aimed to create nothing less than a Utopia on Earth.

Pythagoreanism wasn’t just about numbers—it was about the cosmos, the soul, and a radical new way of living. Vegetarianism, reincarnation, sacred geometry, even a ban on beans—this was philosophy meets cult, with ambition on a cosmic scale.

In today’s episode, Keith dives into this ancient social experiment and explores history’s other bold, bizarre, and beautiful attempts to build paradise—before offering a few choice words of advice to a certain modern utopian: Mr. Elon Musk.

If you thought math was boring… think again.

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