One of the key points is that stoicism actually really emphasizes the importance of community and being a good person who contributes to community. This is not at all what these “broicist alphas” value. According to my understanding of them, they incorrectly interpret stoicism being about repressing their feelings, being alone, putting themselves as number one, getting successful - showing everyone you are “alpha”. Stoicism is not at all about repressing feelings, rather it is about not letting your feelings control your actions. The book is relevant, for example since it covers struggling with uncertainty and anxiety and how to deal with it with the technique called dichotomy of control (you have power over your mind and not outside events, if you realize that, you will find strength). Also, Aurelius writes that understanding that we all will die and whether the life is a long or short one does not matter as it ends the same way (both lose the “now”) - what matters is that we do good things every day without expecting any reward for it. We should do it because that is what should be the humans’ nature and we should live according to nature.

Marcus Aurelius “Meditations”, quite profound and relevant today, even though it is nearly two millennia old!

How about times new roman?

Dumb tank?

Dandelions are awesome! You can make a salad of them with great health benefits and dandelion honey is also great! And the latex milk it has can be used to make rubber!

Actually, people use nettle bouquets to beat themselves with in sauna. It has a pain relieving effect for rheumatic and nerve pain. Only younger nettles are used which are gathered in may-june. You first dip them in hot water for 1 minute, then 3 minutes cold water, then 1 minute hot again and 3 minutes cold. Then it is ready to be used for spanking in the sauna. It feels like all of your skin has an orgasm, pretty wild.

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Thank you for this excellent summary!