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The Birth of the Stoic

The Birth of the Stoic

Who started this shit anyway?

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Russell Rowland
Jun 19, 2023
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One thing I’ve become kind of obsessed with is how the image of the stoic Western man came to be such a staple of both Western literature and films. It was something I’ve written about a lot, because I think it has had such a damaging effect on men in the West. Particularly with mental health becoming such a big problem in the West. So many of us are ta…

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