Stoical Takeaways

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Re: Stoical Takeaways

Post by C-Mag » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:24 pm

So, am I being a stoic each Thanksgiving when it's my turn and I tell the family that I'm thankful that we've won the lottery of life. That we are living in one of the best times of history, in the greatest country on earth, in the greatest state in the union, etc.
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Re: Stoical Takeaways

Post by Okeefenokee » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:25 pm

C-Mag wrote:So, am I being a stoic each Thanksgiving when it's my turn and I tell the family that I'm thankful that we've won the lottery of life. That we are living in one of the best times of history, in the greatest country on earth, in the greatest state in the union, etc.
I'm not doing your homework. Read the book, slacker.
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Re: Stoical Takeaways

Post by C-Mag » Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:01 pm

Okeefenokee wrote:
C-Mag wrote:So, am I being a stoic each Thanksgiving when it's my turn and I tell the family that I'm thankful that we've won the lottery of life. That we are living in one of the best times of history, in the greatest country on earth, in the greatest state in the union, etc.
I'm not doing your homework. Read the book, slacker.
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Nah, I'm a stoic, don't need the book.

Fucking kids get tired of hearing my mantra every Thanksgiving anyway.
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Re: Stoical Takeaways

Post by Fife » Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:43 am

Any of you all into Cynicism, e.g., Diogenes?

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Re: Stoical Takeaways

Post by TheReal_ND » Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:50 am

Why not read The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius? He was basically taught the form of stoicism in a direct manner from the white cisgendered male slave to him, the patriarchal heteronormative racist oppressor.

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Re: Stoical Takeaways

Post by TheReal_ND » Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:51 am

Fife wrote:Any of you all into Cynicism, e.g., Diogenes?
Never understood the appeal of listening to a stark raving mad lunatic eating out of a dog bowl.

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Re: Stoical Takeaways

Post by BjornP » Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:10 pm

Fife wrote:Any of you all into Cynicism, e.g., Diogenes?

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