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Re:People Who Are Obsessed with Success and Prestige by _4ziu on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @10:01AM (#21980508)
But it does other people good after i die, and i care about other people even after i die.
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Re:People Who Are Obsessed with Success and Prestige by beaconstudios on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @10:23AM (#21980731)
but that's a different perspective - stoicism addresses the hedonism treadmill and how to get off of it (as well as how to respond to misery) - it isn't in opposition to charity or altruism. It's a totally different thing to try to have a great influence for posthumous fame and recognition, versus just trying to help people whether they know it was you or not.
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