> Yes, you can learn to regulate yourself. But everyone doesn't currently live in that world Humans are not going to turn into stoics anytime soon. Also, deca

> Yes, you can learn to regulate yourself. But everyone doesn't currently live in that world Humans are not going to turn into stoics anytime soon. Also, decades of advertisement are teaching billions of people to "follow your dreams", "your opinion is important", "just do it", "indulge yourself", "act on impulse". It's not surprising that selfishness, ruggedness, entitlement, contentiousness come out of it. Furthermore, our ability to "regulate ourselves" depends on many aspects often out of our immediate control: being in good mental and physical health, not under social and financial pressure, not hungry or cold, not treated badly in our workplaces or society and so on. It's easy to act "stoic" when your life is good.