[steve_adams_86]

It seems as though the author has completely missed a core tenet of the philosophy, and one which is reiterated by many stoic philosophers.

You accept what you can’t control, and that which you can, you enact your virtues to ensure the best outcomes possible.

You don’t simply let things be and accept it. You need to be constantly engaged in observation and reflection to ensure who you are and what you do is virtuous, and regularly assess if you are succeeding or not.

If anything stoicism strikes me as a philosophy which encourages practitioners not to accept the world as it is, but to live in harmony with it. Harmony doesn’t mean complacency, but living according to the environment you are a part of. You can live as you please (set goals, challenge yourself, explore, etc) non complacently, but it will necessarily need to coincide and function with the reality you exist in as well.