The Passivity of Stoics
Modern Stoic books discuss about the "dichotomy of control", the idea that you are only responsible for things under your control. You should remain equiononimous about the rest.
The problem comes from the fact there are not many things that are under your control according to Stoics. Your character, your reactions.
This may leave their followers in a state of passivity. About small things like the steering the car or big ones like global warning.
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