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Re:Weirdos in the depression by Luc on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @09:02AM (#23402843)
Roman emperor Domitian expelled the Stoic philosophers from Italy. Some of them just shaved their beards so they could pass as 'normal' and stay.
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Re:Weirdos in the depression by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @09:44AM (#23403253)
Is it more stoic to keep the beard and leave, or shave the beard and stay.
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Re:Weirdos in the depression by mcv on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @10:32AM (#23403719)
With access to shaving technology, a beard is something you can control. I don't think a beard is absolutely mandatory to be stoic, is it?
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Re:Weirdos in the depression by optimuspaul on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:08PM (#23406615)
depends. is the beard or Italy the thing that makes you more happy.
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Re:Weirdos in the depression by mark_l_watson on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @09:33AM (#23403139)
Ah, those trouble making Stoic Philosophers (I capitalize this because my wife and I are ardent followers - a sane and practical philosophy for a crazy world).
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Re:Weirdos in the depression by sampleinajar on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:08PM (#23406623)
Well, actually, quite the trouble makers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoic_Opposition
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