And so close to Christmas ! 2016 is spoiling us . <| sep |> Since you must target ground with Nyx , I started doing the same with Lion . Didn ' t know specifically why I was having more success , so cheers to you OP <| sep |> Stoicism has value in an uncaring world , but don ' t mistake me for someone who ' s unempathetic , I empathize with the weak because a lot of times I am weak . Stoicism isn ' t a solo act you know , stoicism is a philosophy of staying strong by any means . Don ' t try to demonize such a concept by conflating it with toxic concepts like Manning up . I just think to live in this world effectively you need some level of thick skin and ability to find solace . Unfortunately the kid in the story had too much on his plate to find it . He should have had more support because he seemed to be going through too much hardship . Words are empty nothing from the lips of a bigot . Killing yourself because of them only benefits them . You need to live to spite life , it wants you to die which sounds odd . So someone calls you a poofter faggot I got that in school and I wasn ' t even gay , whoopty do ! Those loveless fuckers will probably end up in a miserable existence where no one truly wants them killing yourself to appease a malevolent bigot is counter productive . That being said being stoic and strong is incredibly difficult if you lack a support structure . Telling kids to stay strong aka stoicism is IMO the only real cure for this . However telling them to harden up or man up is just toxic and dismissive .