@Gotterdammerung@glitch.social
Post #2718419
2026-05-07 17:16 UTC
If the world insisted on treating him like property, Stoicism became the last border patrol guarding the interior republic of the self.
That's the trouble with every philosophy: eventually the desperate & the powerful start using the same language for opposite reasons.
The modern world flattened Stoicism into motivational refrigerator magnet porn:
Suppress Emotion
Work Harder
Expect Nothing
Die Quietly
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@Gotterdammerung@glitch.social 2026-05-07 17:18
Corporate culture especially adores counterfeit Stoicism. Burnout becomes resilience. Wage stagnation becomes character building adversity. Your panic attack is rebranded as an exciting opportunity for personal growth. The machine no longer needs chains, cuz it has podcasts! But authentic Stoicism was never meant to produce obedient furniture. The original Stoics spoke obsessively about virtue, justice, courage, restraint.