The Daily Stoic There Will Always Be People Who Don’t Get It | Hasan Minhaj Tests Ryan Holiday’s Stoic Knowledge
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Mar 25, 2026 
Hasan Minhaj, comedian and Patriot Act creator, joins for a lively chat on Stoicism in chaotic times. They kick off with a philosopher-or-Kanye quiz. Then they get into why Stoicism can feel like a missing guide for living well, why people return to it during upheaval, and how “broicism” twists it into selfish self-optimization.
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Do Right Without Waiting For Approval
- Do what you believe is right instead of waiting for everyone to understand or approve.
- Ryan Holiday says Cato, Thrasea, Agrippinus, and Rutilius Rufus looked obstinate or alarmist because people were busy, misinformed, and conflicted.
How A New York Text Led To This Conversation
- Ryan Holiday and Hasan Minhaj reconnected after Ryan posted from New York and Hasan texted him for not reaching out.
- Their bond came from shared NorCal roots, Sacramento Kings fandom, and Hasan already knowing Ryan's books and work.
Hasan Minhaj Mixed Stoics With Kanye Quotes
- Hasan Minhaj opened with a quote game that mixed Stoic lines with Kanye West quotes to test Ryan Holiday.
- Ryan breezed through Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus, then correctly tagged 'I am a Nazi' as Kanye.
