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Holiday condemns Andrew Tate as sex trafficker whose philosophy weaponizes stoicism for sociopathy

Shawn Ryan Show · Ryan Holiday - The Stoic Survival Guide | SRS #321 · July 13, 2026
Holiday condemns Andrew Tate as sex trafficker whose philosophy weaponizes stoicism for sociopathy
Shawn Ryan Show
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Ryan Holiday - The Stoic Survival Guide | SRS #321
"Andrew Tate is a fucking abuser of women, shitty person, a sex trafficker, and the idea that like that's who you should be taking life advice from is insane, right? Stoicism is not a recipe for making you a better sociopath. It is not this pick and choose thing where you take a couple motivational quotes."
Holiday delivers an unequivocal condemnation of Andrew Tate and the alpha male stoicism movement, arguing they corrupt philosophy by stripping out the virtue of justice and ethics. He emphasizes that stoicism without ethical grounding becomes dangerous, comparing it to Confederate soldiers whose military valor was spent on an immoral cause. This represents a direct challenge to influencers who market bastardized versions of stoic philosophy focused solely on power and dominance.
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Ryan Holiday - The Stoic Survival Guide | SRS #321

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