After reading Michael's story, I'm left wondering why it is such a popular piece in the red pill community. Is it because of his awareness of the way women work? Or is he supposed to be the epitome of an AFC who is not truly getting the results he wants out of life? You can't knock the guy for his monetary/career/physical success, which is something highly preached among red pillers. But this is a guy who really wants a woman and can't find one that fits his bill. Either way, he doesn't seem like a perfect example of who to be or who not to be. Can anyone offer any insight?
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clausternn 5y ago
It's an amalgation of everything that TRP likes to be angry at regarding the current state of the dating world.
It illustrates AF/BB - the tatted up band 'losers' the author describes are the alphas, while back in college the author was described as 'husband material' but couldn't get any dates.
It illustrates WhereAreAllTheGoodMen (that's a subreddit) - the women in the story are throwing away their most valuable asset (their hot young bodies) at random band losers, which meant they missed their chance at being the wife of a 32yo entrepreneur who makes $110,000 a year (editor's note: that sounds like far from enough money to be able to afford a condo by the beach in LA).
It illustrates hypergamy in general - the girl the author was crushing on "turned me down for casual sex with a guy like that. This guy was very open about his exploits with her and told me not to worry because practically every guy he knew fucked her."
To be honest, the story reads like fan fiction. But whatever. It still illustrates many of the points TRP drills into your head.
clausternn 5y ago
By the way, this part of the story is extremely poignant.
TRP likes to talk about wall^splat blah blah blah. But the truth is, the wall isn't this grim reaper sitting there waiting to deliver the scythe of justice when sluts turn 30.
The reality of our modern dating where 90% of men are desperate betas and 90% of women choose their next hookup off a dating app is this: a woman who looked good at 20 will still have options at 30 if she goes through the minimum effort of taking care of herself. She'll still have plenty of betas to marry or chads to pump and dump her. Sure, they won't be as rich as the BBs she could have married at 20, or as alpha as the AFs who fucked her when she was 20. But she'll still have choice. Which is more than most beta men can say they had at 20.
So the truth is, forget about what women do. Stop thinking about their side of the coin. It doesn't matter. It will only make you feel like shit. The modern dating world is thoroughly fucked. Ignore it. Focus only on bettering yourself and bettering your game. And as TRP says... enjoy the decline.
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pete-repeat 5y ago
I'm rather new to the red pill and I've never heard "enjoy the decline" before. But that's very well put.
Olram_Sacul 5y ago
It's the title of a book by Aaron Clarey
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