The Place That Cannot Be Cancelled
Tomorrow’s events:
The Stoic Breath w/ Steve Beattie.Every Sunday @ 10:00 AM ET. RSVP here. 60 mins.
Memetic Mediation Campfire w/ Jason Snyder and Peter Limberg. Every Sunday @ 3:30 PM ET. RSVP here.*
Metagame Mastermind w/ Daniel Kazandjian.Every Sunday @ 6:00 PM ET. RSVP here. 60 mins.
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July 18, 2020
I was smoking a cigar and drinking whiskey with Khalil at the Dark Stoa last night. We had some really good bromance time afterward. We were chatting about our challenges and confusion. Khalil is such a fucking great guy and I am very grateful to call him a friend.
He was very encouraging about The Stoa. He said it was an impressive feat, what I managed to create thus far. I have been receiving lots of feedback like this. People have been very appreciative of The Stoa, for the experiences and the connections they are making.
This is something I like to hear. This is something I find inspiring to hear. My inspiration comes and goes though, and the wanting to drink beer in the rain lifestyle does not feel inspiring. You cannot wait around until you feel inspired however.
Being virtuous is not about waiting around until you feel inspired, being virtuous is what allows you to be inspired. Prudence, courage, temperance, justice. You have to work for this. You have to sweat for this. Do you want to hear the daemon’s advice? Then get your virtue on. Eudaimonia baby. Being in the right relationship with the daemon is a heaven of a drug.
It is time for real Stoics to make a comeback. Ones that can be responsive in this metamodern world. I do not know what they will look like, but they will not be out of shape nerds. They will be in shape: physically, mentally, spiritually. They will be prepared for the worst, coupled with a potency of existential hope. They will be good looking too.
The Last Man Syndrome has infected the youth and the Cancel God is on the loose. The Blue Church does not want us to have sovereignty, because without sovereignty there is no communitas, which is what they fear most. I say fuck 'em, because a new brand of Stoicism is on the horizon.
These Stoics will need a Stoa and that is where The Stoa comes in. This is a space where we find the place which cannot be cancelled, and this place is not a website, a YouTube channel, or a Zoom room. This place is something much more fundamental. This place is something they want us to forget we have, but it is right here, right now, with us, and The Stoa is the place that will help us see this place.
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