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Why Silicon Valley Is Obsessed With This Ancient Philosophy

More than 1,800 years ago, Marcus Aurelius wrote, “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly.” If you’ve ever thought the same before logging into social media, you aren’t alone. In addition to being Emperor of Rome, Aurelius is one of the founders of Stoicism—an ancient philosophy that’s recently become widely popular among the Silicon Valley elite. But what do ancient Roman philosophers have to do with billionaire tech bros like Jack Dorsey? A lot, it turns out. Vice Senior Staff Writer Shayla Love wrote the <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgxvmw/the-revival-of-stoicism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ultimate stoicism explaine</a>r and she’s here with us today to talk about what it means that the world’s rich and powerful are turning to ancient texts for life advice. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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