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Honestly, it seems to fit with more of the "Hacker Culture" than many other philosophies. That being said, I honestly haven't seen it mentioned on HN in a while
by lettergram 9y ago
Honestly, it seems to fit with more of the "Hacker Culture" than many other philosophies. That being said, I honestly haven't seen it mentioned on HN in a while, but idk perhaps I've missed it.
> Stoicism is predominantly a philosophy of personal ethics which is informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to happiness for humans is found in accepting this moment as it presents itself, by not allowing ourselves to be controlled by our desire for pleasure or our fear of pain, by using our minds to understand the world around us and to do our part in nature's plan, and by working together and treating others in a fair and just manner. [1]
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
- yesenadam 9y agoThanks. I didn't mean "so much" compared to stories about BTC or Uber or Facebook.. :-) Well, this originated as my similar off-topic comment on an AskHN today about..what to do about cryptocurrency losses[0], after someone advised Stoicism. (I thought it would be better as an AskHN.) Yesterday Marcus Aurelius was mentioned a few times in the AskHN on books you wished you read earlier, and many more times (+ Seneca once) in some older AskHNs linked to on that page. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16309263 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16309263