The problem with Stoicism

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

So it's about acceptance? I don't see anything wrong with that.

[–]Vulptex[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Accepting things like that is impossible. Those who say they have are only lying to themselves. It's not useless because it does make things more tolerable, but it's still a lie.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

why though? it seems very buddhist?

[–]Vulptex[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Buddhists are also coping. The world is the problem.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Buddhists frequently riot and turn to violence, I'm not sure I'd call that coping.

[–]Vulptex[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Plus, just accepting things is subverting you to the matrix

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

This is an interesting answer. Much to think about.

[–]Vulptex[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Don't fall for the new age toxic positivity pantheism either. "Bad doesn't really exist," which is exactly what Stoicism says.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I do tend to believe that the absolute truth does not exist. Especially from a scientific perspective. I can measure something and get a different measurement each time. For example.

[–]Vulptex[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They mean everything is good somehow.

[–]EddieC 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Can you see from this that for a usurpation-free existence: the sky is the limit?
 
In a nutshell: we are the company we keep
 
The final panel in this depiction sums up what it means to
"Focus on the things you can control and accept what you can't."