$toicism, Broicism, and stoicisM

Part II: the Manosphere

Morpheus offers the two pills to Neo, Matrix, 1999

Last time, I have argued that the modern Stoic movement has three internal problems, which I called $toicism, Broicism, and stoicisM. The first one is the notion that Stoicism is a conduit toward becoming rich and famous, and it is popular in Silicon Valley and among sports coaches. I have argued in the first post of this series that while Stoic techniques may indeed…