Edit to the mods: please let me know if the Building Power flair is not appropriate.
Back in 2012 when I was about 19, I was in a pretty shitty life place. I'll spare you the details but I only really used people to temporarily boost my self esteem up. That's part of the reason I started hanging out with an old buddy of mine named Chris.
Chris was doing decently well for himself as far as I was concerned. He was putting serious effort into making music, got laid a decent amount and was pretty charismatic and social. So when I started hanging out with him again, he invited me to this party that one of his friends was having. He said there would be naked chicks and drugs. So of course I had no choice. More opportunity to use people. That’s where I met Brandon.
Brandon was a 6ft tall, lanky, skinny-jean wearing tattooed guy who just absolutely slayed pussy. He did absurd amounts of drugs, fucked some of the hottest chicks I had ever seen, and was known to pretty much anybody in the neighboring 5 counties if you asked around the right social circles. Women literally threw themselves at him and had no problem sucking another girls juices off his dick within minutes of the last one. He managed to do all of this because of his loosely organized group(cult) of hedonists he called Coastal Entertainment.
Coastal Ent. Was his own perfect paradise. Women, drugs, parties; he controlled it all as easily (at least in appearance) as we breathe. If you wanted to go to one of his parties, you needed a way in. For me that was my boy Chris who was one of Brandons closest friends. If you were a dude, you offered up your house. If you were a girl, you brought your friends and fucked him. Bonus points if you brought him drugs. Almost every night of the week there was some party going on somewhere. He even threw a couple boat parties that looked straight out of a fucking movie. It was absurd. People would get Coastal Ent. Logo tattooed on themselves just to prove their loyalty to him and the heathen shenanigans we all engaged in.
I was enamored. I was totally awestruck. I wanted nothing more than to be close to this guy and learn everything I could. How the fuck did he do it? My answer came one night when he shouted that he needed a hand bringing up some keg supplies from the car. I volunteered in a split second.
On the way outside I tried making small talk. He wasn’t a dismissive asshole to other men, surprisingly enough. He was quite approachable and friendly. It was a pleasant surprise. When we finally reached the car, we had been speaking long enough for me to realize that he wasn’t really interested in sharing his secrets of success. That is until he dropped this line on me. “Have you ever read the 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene?”
My jaw dropped. Around that time I was engrossed in learning about body language, NLP, and persuasion. So of course I told him yes. He said to me “that shit made all of this possible.” As I said, what he meant wouldn’t really be clear to me until years later. So looking back on the whole experience, I can see which laws he utilized in order to be able to instill such rabid loyalty in all these seemingly random strangers.
(I wouldn’t understand the dynamics of what he told me until I discovered TRP years later, as well as really delving into the 48 Laws, and having actually forgotten about him until recently.)
Law #5.) So much depends on reputation – guard it with your life. This guy had a reputation for throwing the craziest, sex filled parties you’d ever heard of. And if you were lucky enough to get into one, there was 0% chance you would be disappointed. It truly was awe inspiring at how unrealistically wild these parties were.
Law #6.) Court attention at all cost. Whenever Brandons popularity faded even slightly in his own mind, he would have a friend post a video or picture of him doing something crazy. Usually something involving two girls and a line or two, or a new party location in some warehouse in some hipster city. Without fail, it always brought the attention back onto himself.
Law #7.) Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit. As I mentioned earlier, if you didn’t have value to provide for him, you weren’t getting in. I was always my buddies +1 so I got lucky I didn’t need to. But for everyone else, you were either offering him girls, your house, drugs or a combination of some or all. Some people even managed to get him warehouse space. (Those were crazy parties.) But no matter what people offered up in exchange for attendance, the fact is is that it always came down to “Yo. Brandon threw the craziest party last Wednesday.” He didn’t have to do shit. Why?
Law #8.) Make other people come to you. Use bait if necessary.
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Law #11.) Learn to keep people dependent on you. He didn’t have to do anything because, once he had established himself as the king of partying, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. He had the best parties with drugs and girls, so naturally everyone wanted to be a part of it. It didn’t matter if you were preppy, emo or a straight up homebody. If you heard about it, you wanted to go. The parties and all their accessories were his bait. And he never had to provide anything himself. (I have a sneaking suspicion this guy watched Alpha Dog too many times.) This guy had what people wanted. And if you got a taste, there was no way you were letting go. People did absolutely awful things to make sure they were able to attend his parties. Girls let him post them naked online in orgies. Guys sold their cars for drug money funding for him. One guy got evicted after hosting a party at his house. Madness.
Law #15.) Crush your enemy totally.
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Law #19.) Know who you’re dealing with – do not offend the wrong person. There was one night I vividly remember where a girl burst out of a bedroom in some house half naked screaming back into the room where Brandon was, saying shit like “It’s not my fault your dick is fucking broken” etc. etc.. Out walks Brandon smoking a cigarette, casual as fuck and responds with something like “Bitch your pussy smells so bad and your tits are disgusting.” The whole room erupted in laughter. Even this girls friends laughed at her. She barely managed to put her shirt on before she started crying and stormed out. Never saw her again. Social status = Obliterated.
Law #16.) Use absence to increase respect and honor. Occasionally, Brandon would go away to some beach with one of his favorite plates for a week or two and go radio silent on all social media. People always knew what was going on, but there was always this tense air of “What if he decides he’s done for good this time?” Of course, when he inevitably returned, everyone collectively cried out in joy and the parties were more intense the following week.
Law #25.) Re-create yourself. Apparently, Brandon had been a nobody in high school and then disappeared for a year two. When he came back, he was tatted up, had connections across the country, and was involved in multiple clothing brands on the opposite coast. Nobody saw it coming and this only served to raise his SMV.
Law #26.) Keep your hands clean. Throughout this whole debacle, Brandon was investigated multiple times by the FBI. One of his closest friends had been arrested for hosting a revenge porn website and they inevitably caught on to his ridiculousness. Of course, he was never caught because he was never the one doing anything illegal. Everybody did it for him. Smuggling drugs, posting nudes of women without their consent: he always keep his hands out of the mud. It was brilliant.
Law #27.) Play on peoples need to create a cultlike following. Truly this was a cult built on a “Live Fast, Die Young” mentality. Nothing else mattered but getting fucked up, banging some sloot and having a good time. And people ate that shit up. Because it was fun. And people hate going back to the real world. Too much pain and not enough pleasure. Much better to live in this temporary paradise.
Law #32.) Play to peoples fantasies. This mostly applied to the guys who would shell out their livers in order to get access to the parties. With the implied promise of getting laid by one of numerous half naked sluts, guys would do wild shit to get in. Sometimes they got lucky. Othertimes not. Nevertheless, the promise of snorting coke off a girls butthole was enticing and people ate that fantasy up.
Law #34.) Be royal in your own fashion. Act like a king to be treated like one. Again. Same shit. This guy was the Jack Skellington of parties. The King of Sluts. And he knew it. Women threw themselves at him, begging to be one of his concubines. I know at least 17 let him piss on them.
Law #37.) Create compelling spectacles. Ever seen the Wolf of Wall Street? I need not say more.
Law #21.) Play a sucker to catch a sucker – seem dumber than your mark
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Law #39.) Stir up the waters to catch fish. Towards the end of my involvement in the scene, there was a point where one of Brandons close friends was pinched by the feds for some shit and started ratting. Brandon eventually found out someone was ratting but didn’t know who. So he started letting out select pieces of false information to each of his closest friends to see which one the Feds would investigate. He would tell them shit like, “I trust you the most out of all these rat-fucks.” etc.. I’m sure you can figure out the rest.
Looking back I can confidently say that I have yet to meet anybody who so perfectly embodied so many of the Laws of Power as Brandon did. It was calculated yet effortless and completely astounding. This man was smart as shit and he never let anybody in on that fact. I’m convinced I might be one of the only people he’s ever told about reading the 48 Laws. I talked to a lot of people throughout those years and nobody had ever heard about the damn book. I doubt it’s because he thought me special, but more so because he could tell I wasn’t as brainless as most of the people there. A nice feel good thought, but truly I’ll never know. But the fact remains. You can create your own paradise if you wield these laws properly. It’s the same advice you might see about starting your own photography studio, modeling business or a porn studio. Whatever you choose to do, be the king of your little paradise. Build it and they will come.
Fun little addendum. The last I had heard of Brandon, he had married his favorite plate, stopped the parties and is now miserable. Guess he should have read TRP.
Standgrounding 5y ago
To all these "Brandon was a low life"
Yes, and I am also low life, and I am proud of it. I'll take a royal shit on you, idiot moralfag.
statusincorporated 5y ago
The Great Gatsby is a pretty good book, guys.
No need to befriend a drug dealer to get the same 'X-TREME MARKETING' rebrand of basic shit.
JoRocKStaR 5y ago
The most important rule..... Law 49: Always have cocaine, It's better than money.
playingpoodles 5y ago
A rag-tag bunch of suggestions, some ridiculous, some common sense, as Garmadon said, you got a lot of issues Green Ninja.
HS-Thompson 5y ago
There might be 48 laws of power but there’s just one law of cocaine: if you have it you can fuck models.
I lived life like this guy for awhile, it was incredible in some ways but also I lost everything and had to put my life back together eventually.
I did learn one important lesson on frame though, which is if you truly and genuinely don’t give a fuck about anything girls can tell, and you can skip the parties and drugs and fuck models anyways.
smirk_addict 5y ago
This post was very well put together and was an interesting read. I can tell you put a lot of effort into it. I wish it got more attention. I don’t believe it’s fiction, but even if it was the message is still very valid. Just as people work very hard to be successful financially then live off passive income, this dude did the same thing with women.
And now I’m going to re-read the 48 Laws of Power. Which I’ve never read in its entirety.
mantis_2boggan 5y ago
Its hilarious how many people are calling him a low life.
These are lessons, not places to flex your moral compass.
Take it if you wish, leave it if you don't, but you guys aren't ever gonna learn shit if you dismiss the nuggets of wisdom these people have just because you don't like the image of them.
sartori47 5y ago
Well I for one am glad you found someone to look up to, even if it's a drug dealing degenerate who wants to piss over his sexual partners.
juddshanks 5y ago
Tldr: OP knew a drug dealer.
Da_RectumWrecker 5y ago
I dont understand the hate that your post is getting. Most people on this sub would kill to be like that guy. I thought there were some good lessons to pass in your story.
Noblefiz 5y ago
I'm not saying I'm a trp god or anything by any means. But the 48 laws have always interested me and I've been around enough Power Talkers and sociopaths to really comprehend how powerful they can be. Alot of these posters are probably new and/or are just retarded. More concerned with trolling and bashing posts than actually having anything valuable to contribute in the way of dialogue about ideas. Appreciate the compliment.
Astonford 5y ago
Got more resources to share on powee talking like books/blogs?
Social skills as well
Da_RectumWrecker 5y ago
I do find that there are so many anger phased people here. Not only in this sub but everywhere. Why is everyone so damned angry? Dont get mad when someone else is doing well. That doesn't mean there is less left for you, live abundantly.
Auxfite 5y ago
What’s up with men’s obsession and admiration of tattoos? And why are low life’s being praised
WinjetRed 5y ago
I believe the point is that living the life you choose equals being alpha versus living the life others choose for you is beta. Regardless of the morality.
warlordchad 5y ago
This is RP as this fucking shit gets. This dude was killing it in exactly the way he wanted to and OP explains exactly how it relates to the laws of power. What are we, puritans?
Noblefiz 5y ago
This guy gets it. It's not about his character or what others think about him. He utilized power in a manner that allowed him to create his perfect reality and profited. That's all that matters.
Ludakrit 5y ago
Lol, it's like these chumps haven't even read the sidebar or something! "SEXUAL STRATEGY IS AMORAL" wtf do values have to do with it. You laid out a phenomenal post dude. Thanks for the story.
flatpapers 5y ago
there is a CHANCE you will suffer in hell for ETERNITY. What is the average human lifespan? Whats the logical thing to do?
Ludakrit 5y ago
If God rewards those who do his work on Earth in the Afterlife, who is to say the Devil doesn't do the same?
flatpapers 5y ago
There’s no reward in hell no honor it’s deception all souls belong to God
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swampbastard69 5y ago
You left out maybe the biggest reason this guy got so much tail, and its constantly left out of TRP. Be around hot girls. Just be around them. Move if you have to. I live in a shitty city in middle America and when I go to LA as I do often, I get laid 10x more there. Is my game better there? No. I am around more hot girls and they have to compete with each other. Sounds like this guy was just a scumbag that set up synthetic situations where a lot of hot girls are around him, a lot like what Dan Bilzerian does, its smart - I wouldn't lend too much to the 48 laws.
smirk_addict 5y ago
I liked the post and found it insightful, but what you say is a often over looked truth. I live in a small town and my friends and i always joke that most of the hot girls leave after high school. What’s left are single mothers or girls that have the most ridiculous egos because of lack of competition. A buddy of mine lives here with his wife. He grew up in a major city with a large prominent university. Then move to another big city before meeting his wife. He’s just an average looking dude with game. He regrettably took for granted how easy it all was. It makes a difference when you see a group of women and they are all attractive. Rather than the one hot one, with all her fat friends or relatives. You can enjoy the interaction more and see which ones bite. Rather than directly or indirectly trying to get just one. Which she expects and by default gives you lower value. SMV can be very relevant to location. Some of us eat, lift, and dress well and aren’t seeing full potential because of living situations.
HeadingRed 5y ago
There is no ego like a hot or close to hot girl in a small town. We have a saying - "She's a Green Bay 9 but a Chicago 5"
swampbastard69 5y ago
i agree, get out of there. Seriously pack up your car and just leave.
shuritsen 5y ago
Sounds like he was a Natural™ that just read 48 Laws.
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Azaingod 5y ago
All he did was show real life examples of the 48 laws of power, which I find helpful because in the actual book most of the examples end with beheading your enemies in Ancient China or scamming al Capone. Edit:grammar
Nicolas0631 5y ago
You could extend that to be on that sub then ;) Including you or me !
The guy provided a great example of something that actually was a big part of his life for at least some time. He himself benefited of it a lot and as many would here, was interreted to understand how the guy did it.
You should not waste time on stupid things, I agree, but curiosity and trying to understand things that surround you is a better habit than never thinking about things because you have a life/no time/whatever. It is a necessary step to first understand ow things works before you can use it to your own benefit.
Izzenw 5y ago
This illustrates perfectly what TRP is and why MGTOW is the way to go.
Brandon lived a dark triad life and was a natural redpill person. He slayed it, simple as that.
But then he got married , and just like a woman hit the wall, because he was not prepared for life. He lived like his peak was in his early 20s. He was not ready for the system. He got slayed. He is miserable now.
RK4765 5y ago
Sounds like a total low life.
BusterVadge 5y ago
I wouldn't want that type of lifestyle but others might. Is he a low life by my standards? Maybe...
But did he own his shit in true RP style? Fuck yeah.
OP's analysis might be reading too much into the 48 laws is the only thing I can find wrong with this. OP's acquaintance mentioning it in passing doesn't really say one way or the other that this is how he built his empire.... It's only OP's best guess. The map's not the territory.
Noblefiz 5y ago
Mentioning what in passing?
bakamoney 5y ago
Real or fix;
I have seen a shit load of these guys everywhere. There's like one in every group.
(Atleast to some degree)
I have been jealous of these guys; been neutral; hated them too (out of jealousy)
Maybe even want to be them ? The only thing I have never been able to do is follow them. I wish I could just be happy following them sometimes because it leaves me out of their circle. And as you said their circle is huge.
How they do it is still half a mystery.
Even with OP's post it sounds like too much work. And for what? Idk
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bakamoney 5y ago
Ya ofc. Relatively higher smv among peers is must.
But they are naturals too.
A 6 guy with full TRP can only go 8 on a regular basis.
Auxfite 5y ago
It’s all for clout. People do anything for it in 2018
Sirkisskindofman 5y ago
Holy shit, I came so hard after reading that. What a peak behind the curtains tho ????
ChadowyFigure 5y ago
Were you doing an exit poll? This story smacks of bullshit.
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4-thegreatergood 5y ago
what got me was the "well its not my fault your dick is broken" "your pussy smells bad and your tits look weird" this sounds like an argument between a highschool couple.
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smirk_addict 5y ago
It sounds like obnoxious 19-20 year olds who were about to hook up at a party. So IMO this story sounds believable.
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Gruss_p 5y ago
This is even worse than cuckold fantasy stories.
NotebookAnswer 5y ago
Op good job for being observational and learning from others, keep it up. Make sure to apply it in your life if you want to.