Are infinite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras semisimple?

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Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a finite-dimensional Lie algebra over a field of characteristic zero. It is well-known that $\mathfrak{g}$ is semisimple if and only if the category of finite-dimensional representations is, i.e. every finite-dimensional representation decomposes as a direct sum of simple representations. Is this true of infinite-dimensional representations as well?

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No: the answers to this question show that some Verma modules are counterexamples.