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Podcast: The Strong Stoic Podcast
Episode: #381 - The World's Not Out to Get You
Description: In this episode, I dive deep into one of Epictetusâs striking passages:Â âAs a target is not set up for the archer to miss it, so there is no intrinsic evil that exists in the world.â At first glance, itâs an odd way to phrase thingsâbut hidden within is a Stoic lesson on victimhood, agency, and what it truly means to be free.We live in a culture that often glorifies the victim mentality, and while injustices undeniably exist, the Stoics remind us that our characterânot our circumstancesâis what defines us...