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Love this. I listen to Rogan all the bloody time.

I can only speak for myself but my parents had fuck all in terms of ambition. I think it was my family's lack of life momentum that tripped me up (not laying blame, I'm working on myself all the time). I think the apparent lack of ambition around here, and yeah I do feel it as well, is a bit more complicated. Some contributing factors: - implosion of economy - general apathy in our culture, inability to connect and set roots, have meaningful relationships, etc. - implosion of the family. Without loving and supportive relationships i.e. partnerships we have little to base our lives on, little to move ahead with .... and of course these are all interconnected. The fact that we spend time and energy posting on Internet forums about our crappy lives?

You are all smart, I piss money away like it smells like asparagus.Paying about $900 for a studio in a nice part of Toronto. Insurance and parking about $200 for a car I barely drive. Metropass $130. Yoga studio $120. Food, $400 easily--I'm a growing boy.Everything else, lots and lots. I shop online, I like nice stuff. Supplements, FDR membership.

Yes, you are spot on with that. It's honestly a mystery, I've simply offered one explanation based on everything I know about this individual and about humanity. Yes, bang on. I only found out the basics, but she told me one story that made me think her background is very loving and stable.Her parents both came from the same village in Eastern Europe. Her father left when he was nineteen and her mother was fifteen (I think). They wrote letters back and forth for about five years, then she came to Canada and they were married and have stayed married. That's a pretty strong-sounding marriage and love story.Another angle: Maaaaybe there was such pressure on her to succeed that she's never had that much real control over her life. Finding herself in a buttoned-down establishment that's wanting her for the rest of her life (to her, this will prove to be marriage). Resigning herself to this life of boredom and being doted on by the academic version of alpha males (not that exciting from what I hear) has built some pent up lack of masculine energy. Needing to cavort with a sexy bad boy. Which I'm not, but apparently she considers herself dreadful looking next to me.Anyway, who knows. I had the sense to pull the cord.... THIS time

Yes, I think it's related to her alpha status.First, here's why I consider her alpha:- 26, six feet tall, blonde, thin, attractive. Not gorgeous, but attractive enough for 90% of men.- holds a PhD and just got a job at a good university- parents are highly educated, her dad's a CEO- Princess complex. Lives in a large house in the country. They don't seem wealthy but I'm sure are quite comfortable- Is focused entirely on her own success and comfort- Has never had a relationship last longer than a year. Her explanation: "I just get bored"In light of all this, how many men are there who are going to match up with her, let alone provide a sense of trading up, i.e. satiating her hypergamy instinct? We're talking at most five to ten percent of the male population, a demographic who themselves tend to be quite smart and selective.So, the odds of her finding a man that meets her fundamental needs (being protected yet dominated) are slim to nil, meaning her needs aren't being met. And a starving person can do some risky or stupid things.Ergo, the rational part of her mind (which is strong, hence her success) tells her she's not going to find a Prince/alpha male to commit to her, the irrational part of her mind (also strong) steps in and says, may as well go for a thrill. Think addict's mentality. Or: Very good points. I do think that she downplays her physical attractiveness for reasons I couldn't fully understand. She may be rationalizing the fact she's resigned herself to Betas and assholes. Or maybe she's up-playing my looks to achieve the same kind of rationalization: "Ohhh this guy's so hot he can get away with anything, I wouldn't be surprised if he slaps me around and spits in my face like I'm secretly fantasizing about"...Just some possibilities.

Yeah, pretty much. It was about eight pm and this is the park: http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/59/90/8d/queen-s-park.jpg aka Queen's Park, in one of Toronto's nicer areas. Sorry I should've mentioned that. The rest of your points do seem silly to me but I guess that's what I get for not being more descriptive. It was mainly joggers and other young attractive couples.

It sounds like a total sausage fest but sign me up

You mean she might be ignoring her own self-protection? If this is what you mean, then yes I would say that seems to be the case.As far as why, I think it's a combination of:a) her having super high standards, and only wanting men who seem desirable in superficial ways (money, status, or apparently in my case, looks)b) her lacking a sense of positive masculinity; although close with her father and brother, I do think she's struggled to accept/normalize masculinity in relation to herself as she's been placed in an ivory tower. In short, I imagine she gets bored and lonely up there, and perhaps seeking out danger or drama or intrigue is a means of medicating her boredom.Status update: She contacted me after close to a week of not speaking, and was talking about the job offer she just accepted out of town, and how I can come visit, etc. I basically told her I found her a bit insincere and I think she should work on that if she wants to have a healthy relationship with a decent man. She said something about not needing the judgement of strangers, etc. and that was the end of it.

That's a bit of a reach in my opinion...

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A bit. I know the surface stuff and her family sounds great. Educated, loving parents. A brother close in age who she's basically best friends with. I don't know her that well but I would be shocked if she was ever abused by her family.I think her deal is more that she's been too protected, too coddled, has never been berated, contradicted, etc., so now she doesn't know what's what. She's a princess. In fact she calls herself that.

a) who says I'm not;b) you're missing my point in an embarrassingly fundamental way .... not every man who has reservations about women is suffering from low self esteem, "game denialism", can't get the girl, etc.The young woman in question told me I'm too good looking for her. That she has no chance with me, etc. I am convinced this is because there is something emotionally wrong with her, something missing, etc. Given how submissive she's been, I'm sure I could "get" her if I really wanted. But I'm looking for someone who has her shit together, emotionally speaking.This thread is about how society is turning out women who are taught to shun legitimate forms of masculinity and so they fall prey to illegitimate ones.

"The successful middle-class alpha male is a mythical figure that can’t exist for any significant amount of time. Our society is specifically built to put most alpha behavior in check. The only types of men who can pull off any semblance of true alpha behavior in the West are men at the extreme lower end of the socioeconomic scale because they feel they have nothing to lose and men at the extremely high end of the socioeconomic scale because despite having something to lose they have more resources with which to get away with alpha behavior. This is a society that keeps the peace and maintains the status quo by keeping alpha behavior in check through various disincentives and punishments."yyyep.

Stefan recently commented on the tendency of women to choose to be with men who are violent, abusive, or otherwise unsavory characters, stating that a lot of the violence in the world owes its existence to this tendency. I've had several experiences that have made me think about this in the past, but one quite recently that I think reinforces this idea more strongly than anything in my past.I recently met a young woman via Tinder--and please save your criticisms of the medium for another discussion--who is in many ways "out of my league", at least on paper, and at least compared to a lot of other women I've met and dated recently. She's tall, very attractive (not quite gorgeous but close), and about to complete her PhD. She's only in her mid twenties. She just accepted a teaching job at a good university starting in the fall. Her family is highly educated and successful. In short, she's what you'd call an Alpha female. Perhaps more tellingly, her favorite movie is Frozen (!).We've been chatty for about two weeks and have seen each other twice. These meetings have been less dates and more walking around the park at night. She's declined my requests for an actual date, i.e. food/drinks/activities/socializing, explaining she's not good looking enough for me and she doesn't want me being seen with her in public--I kid you not. When I got her to open up as to why she could possibly feel this way, she explained her last boyfriend was abusive, often verbally and once or twice physically, and that he used to call her fat and ugly.As soon as we touched her past relationship trauma she began to ask a lot about me and my intentions, e.g. wanting to make sure I'm a nice guy, would not take advantage of her, mistreat her, and so on. My response was roughly as follows:a) She did not deserve to be treated badly and I do feel for her;b) I have never been abusive toward a woman, especially one I have kept close company with;c) I do have my own questions about her character and her motivations, namely:d) She seems to be attracted to men who treat her badly.My take on her odd choice in men, which I have yet to share with her exactly, is that as an Alpha female she is somewhat limited in the number of men who appeal to her. To match up, let alone trade up, she'd need a man over 6'2" tall, very handsome, a PhD/similar level of education, holding a well respected position in society, and who comes from a happy/successful/intact family. So, her chances aren't the greatest. Knowing this, she allows the hypergamy instinct to run away with her, being drawn to men who act better than her. Men who put her in her place, mistreat her, make her feel small.No, she doesn't want to be abused. But she needs to feel the man she's with is above her, has power over her, is better than her. This is what the hypergamy instinct translates to in contemporary society, given most men no longer hold traditional provider/protector roles.In other words, the only way for the average or even above average male to impress an Alpha (or for that matter Beta) female is to play the game. Make her see value in you that's not really there. Treat her like she's beneath you. This sounds sick, and I believe it is, but it seems to be the case, at least based on my years of dealing with women and learning of others' experiences doing the same.Anywho, since I leveled with her re: her proclivity for abusive men, and how this does raise some concerns with me, namely her ability to understand her own needs, she seems to have lost interest. This I'm sure will prove to be a good thing.I'm not sharing this story just for the sake of sharing, but because for once I feel I have a partial answer to something that may have perplexed our own Wizard of Philosophy.

Are many MGTOWs/Zetas socialist/statist? I never got that impression.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYr0V04dsa8 How long til Stef does a podcast on this? I say Mondayaaaannnd I can't wait. I imagine it might be the only silver lining to come out of this horror.

I would really enjoy to hear Tyler on FDR... Stef PLEASE please please make this happen.

I wonder if the train guy in this story is a PUA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2P3qknUN4kAlso, brilliant show.

Yep. 100%. I'm glad somebody nailed it better than I could have.

@ AustinJames I'd say you should watch older Simpsons (1-10) and some South Park seasons (maybe 4-8). Those shows have the effed up humour (more SP actually) but ultimately had a moral compass. Actually King of the Hill might be a better example--moral compass and not really effed up.

I want privacy, security, all that good stuff. Doesn't have to be free like gmail.

Broken families cause povertyorPoverty causes families to become broken.... I've worded these statements in an overly-simplistic manner to emphasize the bare-bones of what I'm getting at... I know you could rip apart either one as not being necessarily, 100% true, but I think it goes without saying both are true enough to hold significance.I've thought about this but want to hear what everyone else thinks.

Good topic.I find women are in fact difficult to be friends with, and attraction has something to do with it. But that's not the whole story.Even if physical attraction has come into play at some point, this should not necessarily preclude friendship. I think respect is the cornerstone of friendship, and that's what's missing. Women don't necessarily care about men other than as providers--of status, of comfort, of entertainment, etc. When the "provider of x in exchange for sex" deal is taken off the table, women tend to see men as loathsome, burdensome, overgrown boys.Without empathy there can be no respect. Without respect there can be no friendship.

plus one. I get good ideas in the shower, and sometimes while doing dishes. Of course I need to stop mid-wash and write it all down. Slow going at times.

You can call any compilation of observations a huge pile of subjective statements