Your Obligation Remains The Same | Why Did You Choose Stoicism?

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Into the real world. Today, as the dust settles on the US election, you may find yourself glued to the TV screen or refreshing your social media feed. Even if you feel some relief, the truth is that none of us know how this will shake out. What is it? Oh me.

You are not wrong to think about this, but you are mistaken if you think that what has happened or what will happen or who was elected. Changes. Anything. This is not to argue that elections don't matter. They absolutely do, as we have said many times. It's just that as a stoic, nothing in an election changes what is asked or obligated of you. It doesn't matter if a tyrant or a philosopher king comes to power. It doesn't matter if you yourself are the person who comes to power. You are still expected to be good. You are still expected to be a person of virtue.

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