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Since the Covid theater, Stoicism is everywhere: that's why I don't read about it anymore because wherever the mass and Pavlov dogs head, the truth is elsewhere

• MonkeyClub 8mo ago
  That's kind of a narrow take; the mainstream may be directed towards a good thing and just not have the depth to draw a benefit, its attention being superficial and fleeting. E.g. the Pavlovian dog metaphor is quite a mainstream trope, but doesn't it carry an important message nevertheless? If anything, I would say that fleeting takes and offhand dismissals are what determines and solidifies the mainstream's superficiality.
  • begueradj 8mo ago
    My whole comment refers to the "Propaganda" book by Edward Bernays.
• nathan_compton 8mo ago
  If you always walk in the opposite direction of the crowd you are still letting them control where you go.