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13: Is Stoicism Making Us More Lonely?

13: Is Stoicism Making Us More Lonely?

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 Stoicism feels honest: it admits life is often unfair and painful. But when “calm acceptance” becomes a lifestyle, it quietly props up the very systems hurting us—and it supercharges loneliness. In this episode of The Loneliness Industry, we take on modern Stoicism, Western spiritualism, and the capitalist machine that turns emotional repression into a virtue.What we coverStoicism 101 (Zeno, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius) and why “control yourself, accept the rest” slides into political apathyHow calm detachment looks like avoidant attachment in dating & relationships (Bowlby, Ainsworth, Hazan & Shaver)Why Sara Ahmed says anger is a map, not a moral failureNietzsche’s “zero tolerance” for Stoic emotional austerity (Apollonian vs Dionysian)Avoidant AttachmentJung’s shadow: what repression doesn’t erase, it returns—hardWhy Stoicism isn’t the antidote to Western spiritualism—it’s the other glove on the same handPractical alternatives: curiosity over cool, solidarity over “resilience,” mutual aid over self-blameChapters00:00 Intro – the pay review “accept with dignity” script03:10 Stoicism 101: control, reason vs emotion, virtue as the only good12:45 Ahmed: anger as coordinates; dignity without dissent = complicity19:30 Nietzsche: Apollonian vs Dionysian & life-denying calm26:05 Stoicism → avoidant attachment in love & friendship36:20 Jung’s shadow: the return of the repressed42:10 What to do instead (connection vs compliance)49:00 Conclusion & takeawaysIf this helped youSubscribe for more philosophy that names the system, not just your “mindset”Rate/review the podcast (it really helps)Support via:Patreon: / thelonelinessindustry Bandcamp: https://jordanreyne.bandcamp.com/Donations: www.thelonelinessindustry.netNewsletter & episode notes: www.thelonelinessindustry.netReferenced thinkers & themesStoicism, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Zeno of Citium, cognitive primacy vs affect-first (Ekman, LeDoux, Barrett), Sara Ahmed (The Promise of Happiness), Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols), John Bowlby & Mary Ainsworth (attachment theory), Hazan & Shaver, Carl Gustav Jung (shadow), Western spiritualism, capitalism & atomization, avoidant attachment, loneliness epidemic.Trigger/content notes: workplace exploitation, relationship distress, depression, religious critique.#Loneliness #Stoicism #marcusaurelius #Nietzsche #SaraAhmed #AttachmentTheory #AvoidantAttachment #Jung #WesternSpirituality #Capitalism #CBT #MentalHealth #PhilosophyPodcast #PoliticalApathy #EmotionalAusterityHow this content was made
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