“If the rule you followed brought you to this, what use is the rule?”

The primary thing many who follow Stoicism do is tell people how much Stoicism they’re doing.

Every time I see someone espousing Stoicism I never think to myself “I would love to be like that guy”.

These two things together make it seem like it’s just a viral meme. The male equivalent of the TikTok insistence that they won’t date anyone who “doesn’t go to therapy”.