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Re:Marcus Aurelius: The Man Who Solved the Universe [video] by somenameforme on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:36PM (#39059248)
This neomodern take where everything has to be distilled into some black and white political view is not very applicable to reality in general, and even less so here. Stoicism a philosophical and worldview, not a political one. There were, and are, Stoics in all walks of life.

Various individuals, in modern Western history, that have held Aurelius' meditations in extremely high esteem range from the person who coined the term collective bargaining, to Bill Clinton, to an Army general. [1] Among countless others. Of course holding that book in high esteem is not the same as being a Stoic, but on the other hand I don't think it's terribly far from it. The book would be quite a pointless source of inspiration for one who wasn't endeavoring to integrate Stoic ideals into their life. Stoicism is what one makes of it - it's not like you get a member card, and manuscript of dogma and taboo.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations#Reception

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