Topic: Stoic Thought of the Day (15th February)

Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk started this discussion 8 years ago #72,006

It is in human nature to own a rational mind, and a stoic duty to master and control that mind.

When you are properly living with stoic thinking, there are no more problems in your life.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 21 minutes later[^] [v] #863,618

@OP
how many stoics does it take to replace a light bulb?

Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 15 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,855

@previous (B)

None, because a Stoic doesn't require anything except what is essential.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 4 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,909

@previous (Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk)
So what do they do when they want to read? Just stoically accept the darkness and wait for day?

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,910

@863,855 (Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk)
Not even a single light bulb?

16bitch !BMhSp1fpyA joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 22 seconds later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,911

@863,855 (Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk)
Essential to what?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,931

@863,909 (C)

Light a candle.

Anonymous C replied with this 8 years ago, 6 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,934

@previous (A)
How is that functionally different from a light bulb? Does old-timey lighting technology somehow count as more essential?

Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 5 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,938

@previous (C)

> How is that functionally different from a light bulb? Does old-timey lighting technology somehow count as more essential?

Reading isn't essential, so it doesn't really matter.

Anonymous C replied with this 8 years ago, 28 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #863,943

@previous (Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk)
I'm not sure what you mean by essential, but I feel that you explaining it isn't essential either. I will just stoically accept that people call some things essential. I can't change that.

Anonymous B replied with this 8 years ago, 15 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #864,105

@OP
so the question becomes; what is essential?
food and fucking?

Minichan