I haven't read any work by Marcus Aurelius and can't say I know what real Stoicism is meant to be, but I can say that every person I met so far that calls themselves a stoic is a lazy coward that uses Stoicism to justify their pathetic state and lack of will to do better. | Poal: Say what you want.

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I haven't read any work by Marcus Aurelius and can't say I know what real Stoicism is meant to be, but I can say that every person I met so far that calls themselves a stoic is a lazy coward that uses Stoicism to justify their pathetic state and lack of will to do better.

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There is not a Stoic person on the planet that calls themselves Stoic.

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Good observation.

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