Ada Palmer personal blog
Stoicism's appeal to the rich and powerful (2019)
I was recently interviewed for a piece in the Times on why the philosophy of stoicism has become very popular in the Silicon Valley tech crowd. Only a sliver of my thoughts made it into the article, but the question from Nellie Bowles was very stimulating so I wanted to share more of my thoughts.
- Points
- 201
- HN comments
- 438
- Submissions
- 2
- Cited by
- 3 commenters
Society, Policy & CultureHistory & Retro Computing2025
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | Stoicism's appeal to the rich and powerful (2019) by Tomte | 201 | 320 |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Stoicism's Appeal to the Rich and Powerful by fanf2 | 102 | 118 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 4 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from Nov 2021 to Jan 2026.
Most recent:
- SteveJS · Jan 13, 2026
- giraffe_lady · Apr 26, 2024
- giraffe_lady · Nov 8, 2023
- TheCoelacanth · Nov 6, 2021
