The stoics had a more nuanced view of it. It was acceptable to express and display emotions in a calm manner. They sought rational responses to the depths of fear or heights of passion, not no responses to anything.
They're the least nuanced, I'd have said. That was about outright rejecting the impassioned emotions themselves, not just their display. I think one of them, Aurelius probably, even talked about a person grieving their lost kid, and how you should weep with them "outwardly" but not internally. I remember that stood out a bit from the rest.
But yeah as for this clown I think it's a much safer bet there's just nothing going on upstairs to be expressed.
The light in the eyes comes from intelligence and love.
Two things these people lack.
Lack of father fugures kills the sparkle in ones eye.
Does your dog smoke dope all day, everyday?
Yo dawg i heard you like to smoke chronic.
flashes gang sign
Yeah dawg
Gang culture views any display of emotion as weakness. They wear a mask so long it becomes permanent.
A lot of Romans and Greeks viewed it as weakness too.
The stoics had a more nuanced view of it. It was acceptable to express and display emotions in a calm manner. They sought rational responses to the depths of fear or heights of passion, not no responses to anything.
They're the least nuanced, I'd have said. That was about outright rejecting the impassioned emotions themselves, not just their display. I think one of them, Aurelius probably, even talked about a person grieving their lost kid, and how you should weep with them "outwardly" but not internally. I remember that stood out a bit from the rest.
But yeah as for this clown I think it's a much safer bet there's just nothing going on upstairs to be expressed.