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DirtyOldPanties OP t1_iv2rjus wrote

Reply to comment by breadandbuttercreek in The False Promise of Stoicism by DirtyOldPanties

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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