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Valve's monthly survey reveals that almost 45% of Steam users on PC are still using Windows 10 even with the sword of Damocles hanging over them (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is the third time today that I have seen a reference to the sword of Damocles. Almost as if the entire fucking world feels like it’s only a thread away from destruction…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've been seeing it a lot more recently, too. IRL even.

Did it get used by sometime famous recently or something?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There was a king once named Damocles that had a sword suspended over his throne that could come crashing down at any random moment and kill him, to remind himself of the fragility of his power, and human life.

I have no idea how that anecdote might apply to people in power in this day and age, or why people would reference the anecdote.

Glares at the fraying rope

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I know the source and the idiom. I just don't know why it's picked up in popularity recently.

I also don't know why its use as an idiom doesn't quite align with the story. It's usually used to describe a situation where the threat of destruction isn't random. For example, in the OP, the danger is the end of support for Win 10, not randomness.