Thank you for your thoughtful response Eric. Since I read more Stoicism in the last year, I think my position has matured. There were misunderstandings that led to some bias and fallacies on my part, which probably made this article seem like a cheap shot. I have intentions to an updated or subsequent article.

I was assuming that Stoics shut off feeling entirely, but they may just be guiding people to become centered and mindful enough so then they could then process and express their emotion, which can lead to better communication and relationships.

I was deriving a lot of my argumentation from extremism, assuming that if everyone were like this, it would be a cold world and there was some idealistic necessity for unrestrained emotion.

I like my flaws, and I like other people's flaws. I can do something for them and people can do something for me, and for some reason I assumed that if they were Stoic, they believed they wouldn't still have flaws or they would be hiding their flaws. I don't believe that's the case anymore.

While I still don't think Stoicism should be the only part of comprehensive life philosophy, I think it's a great foundation and springboard to exploring a more fulfilled existence.