/lit/ - Literature

>>7936531

I know stoicism is being shit on ITT, but I think of stoicism in a different way, and feel free to call me a retard here, but:

Stoicism is really the undergirding of successful societies, along with a few other tenets like Judeo-Christianity and monogamy.

Hear me out here, I'm not just being a conservatard. Some stoicism comes in biological form, e.g. men's lessened predisposition for emotionality, but much of stoicism is inculcated in young men -- and not just in today's societies, but for millennia -- for reasons which I propose:

1) Men must compete with other men for women. This is simple sexual dimorphism. Women don't like overly emotional men, nor is getting caught up in the minutiae of feeling advantageous for men's chances at finding a mate.

2) Men are, and almost invariably have been, the providers in society. Whether it be in hunter/gatherer societies or in agrarian ones, men have always had to put their neck on the line to provide. Emotionality is an obvious vice if thwarted into such a role.

Men need to be the family's emotional pillar in which they're the ones taking the brunt of the hit while simultaneously solving problems. Men cannot do this if they're bogged down by concerns.

I believe my theory is corroborated perfectly by modern society. Men are still expected to provide. Men work all the difficult jobs. Men are not expected to complain. Indeed men voluntarily fight the wars. Of course, in Western societies a lot of stoic values are being eroded away, but it's not my job to comment on that.

Tell me I'm wrong /lit/, or tell me that perhaps stoicism is a bit of a misnomer for what I'm observing here.