The Fever Has You | Ask DS
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🗓️ 1 June 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Look at any millionaire, Seneca tells Lucilius in one of his letters, they are some of the poorest people in Rome. Money has made them obsess over public opinion. Money has control of their schedules and their decisions. Money has put them in the center of a circle of sycophants and grifters. Money has escalated their tastes and expectations beyond quenching.
“These individuals,” Seneca writes, “have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.”
It’s a sad sight, he says.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic podcasts early and add free on Amazon music. |
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| 0:10.3 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic podcast where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you in your everyday life. |
| 0:17.3 | Well, on Thursdays, we not only read the daily meditation, but we answer some questions from listeners and fellow Stoics. |
| 0:23.4 | We're trying to apply this philosophy just as you are. |
| 0:27.6 | Some of these come from my talks. |
| 0:29.4 | Some of these come from Zoom sessions that we do with the Daily Stoic Life members or as part of the challenges. |
| 0:36.9 | Some of them are from interactions I have on the street when there happened to be someone there recording. |
| 0:41.9 | But thank you for listening and we hope this is of use to you. |
| 0:52.6 | The fever has you. |
| 0:55.3 | Look at any millionaire, Santa Catels, Lucilius and one of his letters. |
| 0:59.7 | They are some of the poorest people in Rome. |
| 1:02.3 | Money has made them obsess over public opinion. |
| 1:04.7 | May money has control of their schedules and their decisions. |
| 1:08.1 | Money has put them in the center of a circle of sycophants and grifters. |
| 1:11.8 | Money has escalated their tastes and expectations beyond quenching. |
| 1:16.5 | These individuals, Santa Cat rights, have riches just as we say that we have a fever. |
| 1:22.4 | When really the fever has us. |
| 1:25.7 | It's a sad site, he says. |
| 1:27.2 | And sadly, this look at any millionaire experiment still works today. |
| 1:30.7 | There are a lot of rich people who live very poor lives. |
| 1:34.1 | They are rarely not thinking about money. |
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