Comic #3750: stoicism

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Panel 1: Person 1: The hedonists merely give in to momentary pleasure. This is not the true path to happiness.

Panel 2: Person 2: I don’t get it.

Panel 3: Person 1: I mean, that’s still hedonism. You’ve just replaced the general category of “pleasure” with the specific category of “pleasure from smugness.”

Panel 4: Person 2: I could go without smugness, if I chose to.

Panel 5: Person 1: So…

Panel 6: Person 2: I choose not to.

The comic features two characters engaged in a philosophical discussion, illustrated with a simple, cartoon style.