It's a simple, practical philosophy for living well, that doesn't involve much in the way of _spiritual mumbo jumbo_ that turns a lot of hackers away from other

It's a simple, practical philosophy for living well, that doesn't involve much in the way of _spiritual mumbo jumbo_ that turns a lot of hackers away from other belief systems like Buddhism or the theistic religions. It's often said that Stoicism is similar to Buddhism, but more grounded in material realism, which lends itself to being more palatable to hacker types. It's also been popularised by such public figures as Tim Ferris, Nassim Taleb, James Altucher and Ryan Holiday, whose audiences include many from the hacker world.