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		gunfighthacksaw on Feb 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The data are clear: The boys are not all right Who decided that being the lone wolf uber stoic was a bad thing in the first place and therefore deserves the toxic appellation? I’m sure in certain environments such an approach to life is the optimal strategy. Similarly with “men need to share emotions” but perfectly legitimate emotions associated with masculinity (like anger) are toxic. Who came up with this stuff and why?

tomjakubowski on Feb 18, 2022 [–]

Doing a bit of thread necromancy and nitpicking here, but just want to point out that classical stoicism is not about being a lone wolf. Quite the opposite, in fact.

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