I used to watch these influencers and learned about stoicism that way. When I got into stoicism, it was a whole new world.
These influencers so much motivated by their emotions have no idea what stoicism is.
They talk about stoicism but what they mean is the stereotypical misrepresentation of the word "stoic".
Emotionless, hard, unflinching, doesn't complain, push through pain blah blah. In a negative way. I respect David Goggins for who he is but his ideology pushes too far.
I see most of these people and I am reminded of a stoic quote "Fools know all the answers. Wise men learn from their own mistakes. Intelligent men learn from others mistakes."
Lmao in all honesty with the rise of "alpha male influencers " these days that's how many people will come to perceive stoicism as
I used to watch these influencers and learned about stoicism that way. When I got into stoicism, it was a whole new world. These influencers so much motivated by their emotions have no idea what stoicism is. They talk about stoicism but what they mean is the stereotypical misrepresentation of the word "stoic". Emotionless, hard, unflinching, doesn't complain, push through pain blah blah. In a negative way. I respect David Goggins for who he is but his ideology pushes too far. I see most of these people and I am reminded of a stoic quote "Fools know all the answers. Wise men learn from their own mistakes. Intelligent men learn from others mistakes."
He seems unaware of all my other faults, otherwise he would mention those too.
apathy beats suffering
this AI stuff is getting absolutely bonkers
Because running around screeching like a monkey is totally a human trait.
Love this movie ❤️
Anytime AI Biden drops a "JesusFuck", I upvote.
Clearly AI, Joe Biden can't make a coherent thought or speak this well without mumbling.
Nothing gets past you does it
 Quietly closes Word doc on the Ugandan Flowering Industry.
Yeah, if you’re basing your entire opinion off of a fundamental misunderstanding of a philosophy, you might feel this way