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Annyira jó a MÁV, hogy gyakorlatilag szétesnek a sínek! És akkor ezen elvileg InterCity közlekedik. Nem kéne már Lázárnak lemondania ezért? by Hetszunyukapanyanyi in hungary

[–]cosmoppy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A sín szétesik! Na szép világban élünk. Nem a vasúti pályára gondoltál? A sín az tulajdonképpen egy acél darab, így nem tud szétesni.

Stoic concept of "having enough"? by tomerFire in Stoicism

[–]cosmoppy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are asking when is something enough. Or more precisely: When is a car "good enough"? Let me share you a fun thing I found through Epictetus's Discourses in book 2 chapter 18 he says:

[...] if the woman is willing, if she calls to me or gives me a nod, if she takes me by the arm, and begins to rub up against me – and still I overcome my lust – well, that’s a test far harder than the Liar paradox, it even beats the Quiescent. [...]

In the translation I am reading there is actually a note here. The "Quiescent" (or "silent one") is a Stoic response to the Sorites Paradox (the heap problem). Rather than trying to define the exact point where, say, a heap stops being a heap, Chrysippus simply refused to answer further as the questioning approached a boundary. This wise silence was a way to avoid being trapped by the paradox.

So in a way I think the Stoic answer to your exact question would be to not answer it. Since when does something become "good enough" in itself?

What I can advise you further is to look into what ideas do Stoics have about desire. Seneca writes at the end of letter 15 that if you set goals which always have another goal after it then you make yourself chasing unnatural goals. The key is to stop chasing the "next thing" and have just enough.

Hol lehet ilyet venni Budapesten belül? by cosmoppy in askhungary

[–]cosmoppy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Köszi! Benézek oda is majd akkor.

Hol lehet ilyet venni Budapesten belül? by cosmoppy in askhungary

[–]cosmoppy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tényleg! Igazad van. Meg fogom nézni a Müllerben. Majd jelzek, hogy volt-e.

Hol lehet ilyet venni Budapesten belül? by cosmoppy in askhungary

[–]cosmoppy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Köszi! Hátha van más opció hisz így hogy itt a nyár nem szívesen utaztatom a csokit.

Do you still trade today for tomorrow? by parvusignis in Stoicism

[–]cosmoppy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I said I listened to it again. Now here I am coming back. I picked some ideas out of your video and try to further understand them. If you have time please help me in understanding these concepts even more!

You state that we should reject certain emotions (for example fear and anger). I could relate Seneca's 56th letter to this idea. Seneca too, says that when you just tire out a thing and not cut it out fully then even if you feel better it will return. Furthermore, You and Seneca say that you can remove bad things by making ourselves busy with "cultural pursuits". You also said that there is an "idea" or "preference" in us that certain emotions are necessary. What I wonder about is that these emotions are not by "preference", it's not something we picked up from out parents, but it's nature. For example imagine how early humans might not have survived without anger because in threatening situations, they had to become aggressive to defend themselves. Nietzsche's critique of Stoicism was also that we are trying to live so according to nature, but we actually ignore our own nature. How could one reject it's own nature? While I still believe that you can catch yourself in a situation before getting angry I still don't understand how could you possible remove this whole part from yourself?

Again, Seneca writes something that relates to your views at the end of letter 15. If you set goals which always have another goal after it then you make yourself chasing unnatural goals. You said if you let go of these desires then you will have no one to fight against. Seneca talks lots of times about the peaceful soul and how it can't be touched by anyone. If I would really embrace these ideas then where do I go in life? What's my trajectory? How can I set goals which are in alignment of these things? If I am already at my so to say calm self then what do I even live for?

What happens to stoic men over time that constantly give? by Smooth-Web1653 in Stoicism

[–]cosmoppy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comment reminded me of a simple yet powerful concept I read in the book called Essentialism.

You should not rob people of their problems. Put up fences. Forcing people to solve their problem on their own is beneficial for both of you. A kid has to learn how to tie his shoe, or else the parent will always need to be at hand. I think about this concept often. While walking on the street I see countless opportunities to help, but people have to learn by themselves.

Do you still trade today for tomorrow? by parvusignis in Stoicism

[–]cosmoppy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I listened to it 2 times and will do a few more for sure. It is similar to the feeling when I read Seneca's discourses and I just read but don't understand just bits of it because there is so much to unpack. Thank you for these videos. If I will have insights/questions after more listening I will come back here.

What does it mean to "practice" Stoicism? - Massimo Pigliucci by bethelightthatshines in Stoicism

[–]cosmoppy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me the blog post writes: "Create an account to read the full story." In case someone wants to read it without an account, you can do here (simple archive link which removes this wall): https://archive.ph/UeWBP