This clearly demonstrates the superiority of cynicism (hail Diogenes!) over stoicism. Now, let’s all get naked and masturbate during the morning commute.

Modern takes on old isms always tend to directly oppose the whole point of the original idea. Cherry pickers do that with everything over time. Stoicism has a lot to say about the weakness of being a cause of harm to others and to nature. But I’m sure they glossed over those parts, only attracted to the “Me, me, me.” and never thinking why.