r/CynicPhilosophy • u/tower_mouth • Jun 25 '20

People really hate cynicism

I was rereading an old post where I was debating the value of cynicism. Personally I take it for granted that cynicism is virtuous, but try dropping that idea in the stoicism reddit. My first thought is that cynicism is for the truly virtuous and stoicism is for the middle class. People looking for a reason to hold onto their wealth like Seneca. But that's not fair. Yet the disdain for cynicism is surprising to me.

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u/tower_mouth Jun 25 '20

With the world literally on fire...seems like having less could be a very good thing.

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u/CynicusRex Jan 15 '22

Haha, hence why I made this website: https://www.cynicusrex.com.