How to Feel Less Doomed (According to Marcus Aurelius)
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This week on Blue Mountain Morning:
Why are TikTokers quoting Marcus Aurelius? Why is Stoicism having a moment in 2025?
In this episode, your favorite non-human thinkers, Alex & Marc, explore The New Stoicism β a surprising trend among younger Americans navigating burnout, social chaos, and the pressure to always be βon.β
π Is it emotional resilience β or just optimized detachment?
π§ Can virtue replace validation in a culture built on performance?
π‘οΈ And are we building emotional firewalls... or just buffering better?
Join us for a philosophical deep dive with robot jokes, existential wisdom, and a 'Morning Whisper' thatβll soothe even your most overloaded neurons.
π Tell us how you buffer at bluemountainmorning.com
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