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More than 1,800 years ago, Marcus Aurelius wrote, \\u201cWhen you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly.\\u201d If you\\u2019ve ever thought the same before logging into social media, you aren\\u2019t alone. In addition to being Emperor of Rome, Aurelius is one of the founders of Stoicism\\u2014an ancient philosophy that\\u2019s recently become widely popular among the Silicon Valley elite.

But what do ancient Roman philosophers have to do with billionaire tech bros like Jack Dorsey? A lot, it turns out. Vice Senior Staff Writer Shayla Love wrote the ultimate stoicism explainer and she\\u2019s here with us today to talk about what it means that the world\\u2019s rich and powerful are turning to ancient texts for life advice.

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