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hyperhello ◴[22 Oct 25 19:14 UTC] No.45673789[source]▶

Stoicism is the pole that you cannot control the world, but you can control your reactions to it. It's hard work.

The other pole is that you cannot control your reactions, but you can try to control the world. This is much easier to fit into a consumerist framework.

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1. DaveZale ◴[22 Oct 25 19:38 UTC] No.45674120[source]▶

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https://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html

It's proactive introspection. Stoicism can provide freedom because you can be master of yourself.

Not to say that epigenetic effects aren't real.

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