How Stoicism Became The World's Greatest Scam
A video on YouTube. In Self-Improvement, a Krater category.
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This video explores how ancient Stoicism was co-opted and commercialized by the manosphere and modern self-help culture, contrasting the commodified version of Stoicism ("Broicism") with its authentic philosophical origins through interviews with experts.
From the video
Answers: How did Stoicism become a billion-dollar scam and turn into Broicism?
- Stoicism vs Broicism
- Commercialization of philosophy
- Manosphere and stoic culture
- History of Stoicism
- Cognitive behavioral therapy and stoicism
What it concludes
- Ancient Stoicism focused on character, virtue, and emotional resilience, whereas Broicism distorts it into a product for hyper-masculinity, wealth accumulation, and emotional suppression.
- Modern internet culture and the manosphere repackaged Stoic maxims into life hacks and expensive courses to sell self-help products to vulnerable young men.
- Stoic practices share foundational roots with cognitive behavioral therapy, emphasizing that men are disturbed by their views of things rather than the things themselves.
- The commercialization of Stoicism by influencers replaces traditional Stoic virtues with superficial status symbols and monetization strategies.
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