Apropos of...

I was asked to cast this from a private chat…

But men do have feelings. That’s a misunderstanding of stoicism. You can’t deal with them if you don’t acknowledge them. Denying them is unstoic. Dealing with them wisely is stoic.

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But in order to feel them you let them go thru you and in that moment that is the opposite of the common definition of stoic which is prevalent in society

Ofcourse, i just think there are so many things in society that are looked at as superficial(pop) vs academic. And this eternal debate between the two, academic always trying to correct the popular understanding.

Yes in the end, action is whats important.

Indeed. I’d only add that the academic approach can only do what it does. What’s important for men’s mental health is real chat and the correction of misdirection through honest discussion. At the end of the day what’s important is finding good tools and sharing them.