All Your Heroes Were on Drugs

Have you heard of “Stoicism”? They tell you it is a philosophy about austere reserve and self-control. Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor, is the great example. He trained himself not to be angry, not to want applause, not to be bothered by the stupid details of human existence. That is what they say. What they do not say is that Marcus Aurelius was an opium addict. But guess what? The more you look, the heroes of history can start to look like a lot of addicts creating systems that mirrored their addictions… read more >

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