[image] self-awareness is the key to self-masterySubmitted by _Cautious_Memory t3_zmr06c in GetMotivated
DeflateGape t1_j0fmjw0 wrote
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It’s a good philosophy, much better suited for life than a miserable philosophy like stoicism. I’m laughing here thinking about all these modern “stoics” downvoting you on their computing devices. The stoics thought owning a cup was extravagant, pop philosophy is such garbage.
Edit: such weak ass people, to downvote a serious comment because they can’t defend their own bullshit worthless opinion. Not a single person on Reddit is a stoic, you are all soft, materialistic, pleasure chasers. Go on, pretend to be a stoic. Maybe you can buy a Cowboy Hat and walk around pretending to be John Wayne next. That’s quality motivation, just run around talking like an action hero based on your misinterpreted fake version of an ascetic philosophy you are too weak to actually try to live by.
Stokkolm t1_j0g6hyc wrote
Isn't being stoic more about not consuming your energy being angry about things you can't have or bad things that happen outside of your control?
Giving up easily available resources like computers and internet just to make life harder for no reason sounds more like masochism.
ALMANACC0 t1_j0fpec8 wrote
Based.
Whiplash17488 t1_j0g0heq wrote
> The stoics thought owning a cup was extravagant
Can you tell me more on how you’ve come to think that? I understood that sentiment to be the school of cynicism instead.
> pop philosophy
When a real crisis comes and all the one liners and motivational memes fall through the cracks, some people do make it down to the source material because they need more.
> pretend to be a stoic
Even in the ancient writings they acknowledge the “sage” as more of an untenable ideal rather than a real person. Socrates’ name comes up in that context of someone worth looking up to but even he was not a sage. When does a person become the label I wonder.
Phobac07 t1_j0h0lpr wrote
I think your making a comment in bad faith and being disingenuous, one of the famous ancient stoics was Marcus Aurelius.
A Roman Emperor.
CarrionComfort t1_j0ften3 wrote
The popularity of stoicism is unfortunate. At its worst, it’s just more “money can’t buy you happiness” bullshit and used to justify not giving a shit.
Aliiredli t1_j0fw2zw wrote
So where does fear of god and the day of judgment lie in of those two philosophies?
RETVRN_II_SENDER t1_j0fwim7 wrote
lmao is this a serious question?
Aliiredli t1_j0g14uq wrote
Yes
RETVRN_II_SENDER t1_j0gctis wrote
God is beneath us, so why fear something beneath us
Aliiredli t1_j0hnu7o wrote
God's definition doesn't say that though. Your description contradicts it.
RETVRN_II_SENDER t1_j0hpc5r wrote
Yes, I disagree with most religious descriptions of god
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