# What is Diogenes the Cynic's Condition Called

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 17, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-diogenes-the-cynics-condition-called/571709 "2011-02-17T16:19:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-diogenes-the-cynics-condition-called/571709/61 "2011-02-18T02:28:30Z")

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My problem with what he said in that thread is…

> [@What do you do about people blocking the passing lane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-people-blocking-the-passing-lane/571476/151):
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> Going the speed limit is not impeding traffic.

This is a 100% false statement. If some, most, or all of the other traffic on the road is trying to go faster than you are, you are by definition impeding traffic. It’s irrelevant what the speed limit is and how fast you are going and how fast the other traffic wants to go.

> [@What do you do about people blocking the passing lane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-about-people-blocking-the-passing-lane/571476/151):
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> Speeding is clearly more dangerous than not speeding, and that’s all the fuck we’re talking about. Nobody owes you the road.

This is also a false statement. Going faster or slower than the flow of traffic is more dangerous than speeding. So if everyone on the road is speeding, than not speeding is more dangerous.

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