I think a major reason for this is the new stoic writings like The Daily Stoic which is packaged as a form of advice instead of being a reflexive text like Seneca’s or Marcus Aurelius or Epicurus or Epicetus.
Packaged advice is often taken literally by the reader unlike Seneca’s letters where you have to think and reflect to understand what it is about.
Stoïcism is being sold as cool no stress mindset whereas it is better defined as we don’t have total control but the control we have should be put to use.
I think a major reason for this is the new stoic writings like The Daily Stoic which is packaged as a form of advice instead of being a reflexive text like Seneca’s or Marcus Aurelius or Epicurus or Epicetus. Packaged advice is often taken literally by the reader unlike Seneca’s letters where you have to think and reflect to understand what it is about. Stoïcism is being sold as cool no stress mindset whereas it is better defined as we don’t have total control but the control we have should be put to use.