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"Also why is this on my recommendations? Didn't stoicism have its resurgence in like 2018??"
"I've noticed this for the past few years but it's become vividly apparent that every STEM kid I've met over the past few years has some autistic obsession with Marcus Aurelius and stoicism in general. Now I'm not solely shitting on stoicism because it's okay and I have a soft spot for Seneca after r"
"It's like that "fate whispered to the warrior" thing that ex-mil guys have posters of in their work from home offices. "You cannot withstand the ZOG." I whispered back, "I am the ZOG" Is this stoicism?"
"What I mean is that people who nowadays claim to be ''Stoics'' only focus on the psychological maxims i.e. ''don't be sad when your child dies'' but they never think about the metaphysical and epistemological parts of the Stoic School. People take anything that ancient stoic philosophers said at fac"
"This would be manageable if I had some actually stable form of spirituality but, as a lifelong atheist, I cannot bring myself to believe in things I feel are untrue no matter many times I've attempted to do it. I've tried replacing it with the typical stoicism or reading camus or whatever, but it al"
"No friends, no family, no girls, only the internet, no showering. Just him and his $4,000 computer. A true modern day stoic. Boogie2988 maxxing."
"I know stoic-bro youtube self-help philosophy shit is lame af but after reading Seneca's Letters, I am blown away by how wise he was. Like, this is actually potentially life-changing wisdom."
"A teaching that preaches indifference to wealth, to the good things in life, scorn of suffering and death, is utterly incomprehensible for the vast majority, since that majority has never known either wealth or the good things in life... Yes, so I repeat, the teaching of the Stoics can have no futur"
"If youre very lucky ur gonna find one that reads stoicism and this type is even sadder/funnier because they are only capable of thinking about it as some type of magical MASCVLINITY pill who will finally make them get back at their middle school bully."
"I started with stoic philosophy to protect my broken heart, moved on to Greek stuff, then a little Nietzsche."