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Re:As teens left Facebook, it planned to target 6-year-olds,... by laserlight on Monday November 01, 2021 @04:50PM (#29072931)
> money will always win over not having/getting money

This statement could benefit from less certainty. According to Stoics, a non-virtuous life is not worth living. They would prefer to die rather than earning money in a non-virtuous manner.

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Re:As teens left Facebook, it planned to target 6-year-olds,... by philipov on Monday November 01, 2021 @04:58PM (#29073021)
Stoicism is the philosophy of aristocrats and emperors. Marcus Aurelius could afford to deride money in a way a middle class person can not.
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Re:As teens left Facebook, it planned to target 6-year-olds,... by lukebitts on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:11PM (#29073156)
Epicletus was born a slave and was also stoic. Stoicism is a great philosophy, and not just for the rich
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Re:As teens left Facebook, it planned to target 6-year-olds,... by goatlover on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:03PM (#29073069)
You might want to reference the Cynics instead, since it's a bit easier to be stoical when you already have money, power and status, as another poster pointed out.
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