Taleb makes a good point about philosopher kings like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, etc (those who lived much life of comfort due to riches). That they were kings before they were philosophers.
Goggins on the other side grew up more like Epictetus. Where the philosophy drove them to sagehood/being kings of their own categories.
This blog falls a bit short on what pain and suffering can do to a person. The whole stoicism movement is more akin to the myth of Sisyphus. Like Camus’s book:
The struggle itself ... is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
Goggins on the other side grew up more like Epictetus. Where the philosophy drove them to sagehood/being kings of their own categories.
This blog falls a bit short on what pain and suffering can do to a person. The whole stoicism movement is more akin to the myth of Sisyphus. Like Camus’s book:
The struggle itself ... is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.