Is Stoicism Compatible With Being Famous?

Stoicism is not about being sad or not having emotions. It's about keeping an even keel and not getting upset or delusionly happy either. i actually think theres a corps tenant if optimism in stoicism. To me that's, like, thats cheerful, and that's happy, because they always feel like they have a way out. I don't think it was a contradiction at all that seneca was successful and seemed to genuinely enjoy his life,. you know, had financial riches. nicholas telebesim is another person who thinks making money is usually a result of something good doing. And there's a temptation to spend your money on negative things - but only

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