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breadandbuttercreek t1_iv2edez wrote

The good thing about this article is that it shows how much the stoics were opposed to consumer culture. We become so attached to our possessions and wealth we lose a lot of our appreciation for what is really important. People have been saying that for a long time but consumer culture is so seductive. I think you can follow stoic teachings without being determinist.

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DirtyOldPanties OP t1_iv2rjus wrote

What exactly do you mean by consumer culture? Or being attached to wealth that one loses appreciation "for what is really important"? I would think wealth is fundamentally really important to people in the first place.

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YoushaTheRose t1_iv32pp5 wrote

To tie your happiness to material possessions, is so not stoicism. Virtue is the thing they want.

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breadandbuttercreek t1_iv47659 wrote

I didn't think the phrase needed explanation. Measuring your happiness by your wealth and consumption of goods is obviously a very popular choice, but some people try to pursue happiness other ways.

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