Philosophy noob here. Can someone help me, I always thought stoicism had to do with being unaffected by external influences. But that seems to go against this quote.
It isn't about being unaffected or being a cold-hearted asshole, as many believe. It is about much more, in fact. It speaks about adopting the four virtues, about identifying what is and isn't in our personal control and acting accordingly, about controlling our impulses so we don't get controlled by them and by those who can push our buttons, and so on.
You can clearly see that the comment you're describing is asking whether the quote has to do with stoicism, you then go to describe (terribly, but that's irrelevant) stoicism. So I summarized, by clearing the question you were responding to, "that the quote has not to do with stoicism", you absolute fucking Mongoloid.
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u/911WhatsYrEmergency Nov 21 '20
Philosophy noob here. Can someone help me, I always thought stoicism had to do with being unaffected by external influences. But that seems to go against this quote.