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If you mischaracterize this as “advice for the downtrodden” then sure your snark makes sense. Except it isn’t that. Its the internal monologue of a roman emper
by meowkit 4y ago
If you mischaracterize this as “advice for the downtrodden” then sure your snark makes sense.
Except it isn’t that. Its the internal monologue of a roman emperor dealing with the extreme stresses of his life and his role in the world.
- Delk 4y agoPeople kind of throw it around as if it were applicable advice for others, too. It's a good remark that it's effectively the emperor's diary instead, though. I didn't know that.
- 1123581321 4y agoThat’s not a problem. Others find The Meditations applicable to their own lives because they contain honest self-advice. Some observe others finding the writing self-applicable, so they recommend it to people who haven’t read it yet.