#passivism

[lizzylolz]

So many companies and figures have already caved to Trump’s unconstitutional demands, despite zero Congressional support. I hope they’re remembered as passivists for as long as they live.

[theogmissg]

[sir-lancerlot]

Concerning your post on stoicism and passivism, for those of us who study more physical areas of the world, could you explain the meaningful differences?

Salut! Apologies for getting to this so late. :)

Please bear in mind that I'm far from being knowledgeable on the subject, so take all of this with a large grain of salt. (Input/criticism is more than welcome!)

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I think the key difference in this situation (my post) is action.

Both Stoicism and Passivism focus (to an extent) on the internal vs the external.

In the case of Stoicism, instead of simply reacting to events that affect/happen to us, the goal is to control our own intent/actions and maintain an internal sense of duty & ethics that then guides our actions throughout life despite said outward events.

Passivism on the other hand (not to be confused with Pacifism), to the best of my knowledge, is simply letting external events affect you without reacting either externally or internally.

So, to return to my first sentence, I think that the main difference is that Stoicism has an internal drive and concrete ethic to cultivate (that has a purpose; fulfilling moral duty), and Passivism does not.

[andyklingensmith]

[nathanielbuildsatesseract]

I really don’t get the “2016/2017/2018 are/will be horrible” narrative. I had plenty of problems, but most of those were in my own life. And yeah, the election was miserable, but you’re the ones who chose to make November last forever. Tear your eyes away from the newsscreen and things might be different.

If you really can’t believe me, deactivate your Twitter account, or at least block all the newshounds. I’ve done it before, and it really was an improvement. My resolve faltered, I’ve fallen back into bad habits, but at least I have the excuse of poor incentives in my day-to-day life. A lot of the politicos....don’t.

Heinlein is right about this. If you need a New Year’s Resolution, I suggest focusing on your own problems instead of bigger issues you can’t affect. I’ve done it before and it works wonders for mental health. Try it yourself.

[theungrumpablegrinch]

1. Become worthy.

2. Accept power.

[littlemourningstarr]

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