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Puff Daddy wasn’t Roman, but "Mo Money Mo Problems" may have resonated with the Stoics. Apparently, Erik thinks more about Roman views on wealth than he realized. And the Roman Empire is alive & well & taking TikTok over by storm thanks to Gaius Flavus…who?  In this episode, Erik Garcia, CFP®, BFA, and guest host Dr. Matt Morris LPC & LMFT discuss what some well-known Stoics had to say about wealth (thanks to an extensively shallow search on ChatGPT). Episode Highlights: Matt discusses his experience using ChatGPT in the classroom and the potential benefits and challenges of using generative AI technologies in higher education. (7:59) Matt explains how being discontent is a major source of unhappiness in society and the contrast between people in societies with little material wealth who are content, and those who become miserable when they become aware of what they lack. (12:12) Erik discusses the concept of asceticism in Roman stoic philosophy, highlighting the idea that despite the opulence associat