I truly abhor this trend that views authoritative detachment as a virtue. Do you read things the stoic philosophers wrote on other subjects? Do you read about the actions of their lives?
This article claims it's not endorsing passivity but it is. It is reassuring you that doing nothing is the correct course, and that you are noble for having the detachment and self-knowledge to choose not to act.
It's no different and no better than the appeals to emotion that you believe you're above.
> It is reassuring you that doing nothing is the correct course
That was definitely not my take. It is reassuring me that things will be ok, and that definitely doesn’t mean I should be doing nothing. Quite the opposite actually - I should vote, organize and protest - do things that are in my control. It is moot to worry about things that may happen in the future, which is what doomerism tends to be.
This article claims it's not endorsing passivity but it is. It is reassuring you that doing nothing is the correct course, and that you are noble for having the detachment and self-knowledge to choose not to act.
It's no different and no better than the appeals to emotion that you believe you're above.