The stereotype says Stoics sit quietly while the world burns.
The reality?
True Stoicism is about principled action.
Not emotional reactivity, but deliberate, values-based decisions.
You can protest without losing your head.
You can fight injustice without becoming what you oppose.
I’ve been called passive for not yelling louder.
But maybe that’s not weakness—maybe it’s control.
Photo by Joshua Santos
Cameron Blewett has been vegan for thirty years. He spent over a decade living by Stoic principles before he found out that’s what they were called.
He writes about food safety, vegan ethics, and the overlap between Stoic philosophy and plant-based living, work that doesn’t fit the modern secular Stoic mould, and isn’t trying to.
Based in Melbourne, Australia, he also writes at CameronBlewett.blog, greybeardedvegan.blog and foodsafety.ist.