The Cult of Fragility: Why Stoicism Beats Modern Victimhood

Stoicism heals the soul. Fragility breaks it

Anxiety and depression have risen fastest among young women on the cultural left — a group that, by many outward measures, should have the most reason to feel hopeful about their future. Drawing on data from multiple credible sources, this essay argues that social media alone cannot explain this crisis—ideological environments that treat weakness as vir…