It seems to be more trouble than its worth. When I weighed the opportunity costs (time, overhead), risks, and rewards, it seems like walking barefoot on a floor with broken glass is a safer move than bothering with females. Not only are the STDs prevalent, the means to prevent them are primitive. Furthermore, the risk of pregnancy or paternity fraud, low-probability as they may be, warrants consideration because over the course of eighteen years, the average man would be paying $96ooo in child support, and in some states, this can extend to as long as twenty-five years. All of this because a primitive device decided to malfunction, or some cunt decided to use some legal trickery.
The more reasonable response to "the red pill" seems to be MGTOW or "going ghost". The reason I like to speak about this is because it liberates men from base biological determinism and helps them to pursue what makes them genuinely happy, as opposed to what others (esp. females) tell them is supposed to make them happy.
This ties in to this subreddit because of the emphasis placed on "game" and "pick up artistry" (PUA), and the eponymous "challenge" linked to that would imply I am not "the man [I] should be", like I am to be told my business by others.
Finally, I will anticipate the meat-headed bluster that is imminent: I don't give a dead rat's dying shit about any business about getting "laid". In passing, people who use the word "bro" are about as dim-witted as they come, and one would do well to first consider the opposite of what they advise.
mrpoopistan 12y ago
First off, I upvoted you because I believe your question is a legitimate question, even if it cuts against the grain of the subreddit's mission. You seem sincere, so I award the point.
As for why . . .
Foremost, we are social animals.
Secondly, we are sexual animals.
All things being equal, we all vary on how important the pursuit of a good lay. But, if we're being honest, we'd all like to nail down one good woman (at least).
Women smell good and feel good to touch. The female presence is soothing.
There are some damaged red pillers who do go to far. It happens. Some people join a cause. Other people just want to blow shit up. That's how the world works.
Some red pillers are douchebags. Why? Because every demographic has douchebags. That's just life.
Truth be told, if you are stuck on the doctrine, the attitude, the presentation, the PUA stuff, the Game, etc. of the Red Pill community, you've missed the entire point. Eventually, you are going to define your own terms and make them stick in your own life.
No one is telling you to do anything.
But, I will say that dropping out of one of life's big journeys -- the pursuit of love, sex, relationships, marriage -- is basically handing in your citizenship among the human race. Life happens every day. A lot of it is going to hurt. That's not an excuse to skip participating tomorrow.
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Upvoted for similar reasons; your post is in refreshing contrast to the other dreck.
Regarding the first two points, we are endowed with free will. I noticed how you used "animal" as if to trivialise "our" humanity and one's ability to say "no".
I do not dispute the third point; there are many things that I would like to partake, but do not do so because it is not in my interest. In this life, the only one who can look out for #1 is himself.
I would not dispute the fourth point.
Re. being stuck - I looked at that stuff, and it struck me as a bunch of trouble for something that I had already concluded was more trouble than it is worth. Furthermore, it struck me as degrading and foolish.
Unless there is a major overhaul and reform of the legal system, which I seriously doubt will be forthcoming, I have to protect my interests. I would rather enjoy my money instead of spending it on legal fees, bastards, or visits to the doctor so that I would not hurt when I pee.
Think about it...during coitus, the only thing between ejaculation and pregnancy is the function of a primitive device that has undergone little redesign since the eighteenth century. This is not a risk that I will take because I do not want to spend $96ooo (the average monthly child support payment x 12 x18) on a bastard.
mrpoopistan 12y ago
Our humanity is much more trivial than we like to admit.
As for free will . . . Lots of folks in the MRA and PUA spectrum like to throw out Dawkins and The Selfish Gene. I'll skip asking you to read it and instead just ask you to ponder the notion that we are all just host organisms for our genes.
Want something pro-free will that also syncs nicely with the broader PUA/MRA convo? Try The Wisdom of Psychopaths. Even if you hate the book, skip past all the inside baseball psychology bullshit and go to the chapter where he visits the prison in the UK that hosts nothing but psychopaths.
Survival is meaningless. Like Keynes said . . . on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. You are obviously not living as fulfilling of a life as you wish to lead. That's the problem, not survival.
Condoms, used correctly, work 100% of the time. It is misuse, usually from hastiness, that causes condoms to fail.
I don't see how it serves you to play life simply in the hope of not losing. To echo Keynes again, I'd like to quote Jim Morrison: no one here gets out alive. Playing to not lose is pointless, because on a long enough timeline you are going to lose everything without regard to how you played your life.
At some point you have to act to do the things you want. Life should not be spent in paralysis. It's at best a form of neurosis to allow that to happen. It's at worst a downward spiral.
You have things you want to do. You know you want to do them. Don't let the downsides paralyze you from acting. Play with some explosives. Gamble with some money. Screw a chick you just met. Drive your car a little too fast. Do some drugs. Drink a little too much. Pay a little more than you're comfortable paying for the things you desire.
There's no victory in dying well-financed, alone and bored.
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The actual effectiveness for condoms is about 80-90%. I do not like those odds.
You kept alluding to mortality; everyone pretty much dies alone, and generally bored if not in pain. However, given how few people have saved adequately for retirement, I guess more people will meet your criteria for "victory" than you would think.
I am a hedonist, I have nice things, and I would like more of them in the foreseeable future. I would rather have the nice things that could be purchased by the overhead that would be expended on chasing tail. Furthermore, I would rather spend the hours alone at my house amusing myself instead of some dark, crowded dump. Finally, I would much rather be spared the expenses and vexation that a female could bring in the event of crying rape, paternity fraud, or actually spawning a bastard with my DNA.
mrpoopistan 12y ago
I feel no pity for people who can't use something effectively. Fuck the 10% of people who are too stupid to roll a condom on the right way.
I'm telling you from experience: used right condoms work. Same goes for chainsaws, shotguns, sports cars and alcohol. Feel free to mix all of them -- because life should be a hoot!
Well, right there's your problem!!
You actually believe the bullshit you've been told about leading a steady life! Seriously? Did you not witness the number of good savers who got their retirement savings obliterated in the last ten years?
Kid, if you're spending money chasing tail, you're doing wrong. Women come cheap to men who know better.
Look . . . you seem like an OK human being. But don't expect anyone to applaud your decision to not break a few bones in the pursuit of momentary thrills.
[deleted] 12y ago
Re. condoms - I believe half of what I see and none of what I hear. I repeat that they are primitive devices; I have no trust in them.
Re. retirement - I am not dumb enough to put money in tax-deferred retirement accounts because that is like putting money under the nose of a profligate thief. Instead, I put gold and silver aside.
Re. money chasing tail - things like gas, vehicular wear and tear, drinks for me tend to add up. I know better enough than to buy them a drink; that's for suckers. Still; the money is better spent on luxury goods, or put aside for a rainy day.
mrpoopistan 12y ago
This is what confuses me about your post. You seem to be looking for validation rather than advice. If you have all the answers -- BTW, good luck with your investing in volatile commodities! -- I don't see why you're hassling all the nice perverts on the interwebs.
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Well that's an interesting take on things. I have a similar mindset, where I question the point of going after them when I value my time and own interests over women.
Might be a comparison to batman (hear me out...). If you look at his timeline, I believe that he was in his late 20's before he came back from the ninja training shit. May seem silly, but I really think that a man should spend his 20s honing his skills and personal achievements, as it's a time when you can run on a few hours of sleep a day, a couple pieces of meat, and shaving every once in a while.
A mentor of mine who's in his late thirties (single, great guy) said that at his age, you no longer have to chase after women. The rolls reverse, and if you've been doing what you enjoy doing and achieving what you want, they'll come after you, and come onto you strong.
Just take your time and take what you need to get to where you want in life. TRP has been helping me tremendously in my personal endeavors, and as a side result, the interactions with women are way more natural. No more needing to learn techniques, no more playing games.
That's my take, but go about how you see fit man. Good luck.
[deleted] 12y ago
Because I like to fuck, bro.
[deleted] 12y ago
FTFY
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It isn't our job to convince you of anything, and you are more than welcome to continue rationalizing how terrible you are with women because they are not worth the effort. While I do agree your average attractive First World woman offers little more than her body, her body is kind of a big deal.
[deleted] 12y ago
FTFY, meatheaded mongoloid.
[deleted] 12y ago
You're the same douchebag who came into the IRC channel all defensive and pissy when people were trying to help you. Honestly you should continue embracing that whole "Ghost" lifestyle and leave the internet while you're at it, you won't be missed. You've already made your decision to stay celibate for the last 5 years why the fuck do you need anymore convincing? In need of a little attention because everyone considers you that "creepy guy who hates women?" You're not Red Pill. You're a disgrace.
[deleted] 12y ago
I have no idea what you are talking about. Go be a blathering retard elsewhere.
[deleted] 12y ago
Yeah, keep playing dumb.
[deleted] 12y ago
A retard like yourself does not have to play dumb.
[deleted] 12y ago
god you sound so fucking annoying and pretentious from all your comments in this thread. no wonder no girls will fuck you.
my guess is that you spent years approaching girls way out of your league (not that you'd know it because of how huge your ego is) with the same pseudo-intellectual bullshit you've put in all your comments in this thread and got rejected over and over and over. then to protect your super-massive ego because it's the only thing you have you come here telling us: "why are you guys going out and getting laid? don't you know you can get STDs, pregnancies.. and other bad stuff that'll if you get married and divorced?!?!" in an attempt to convince yourself that women are not worth it. and to combat your natural desire to unload your seed and consequently your built-up sexual frustration you jerk off like three times a day and then go on reddit to type about how "you don't need pussy or girls."
can't wait to hear your horrifically cringe-worthy reply.
edit: bro.
[deleted] 12y ago
Your idle speculation, as I anticipated, was incorrect.
I have not approached a female in five years; the last one I did approach put out, but I later discovered that her husband was in prison.
It is soon after that I decided to weigh the risks and rewards; the latter is self-evident, but things like paternity fraud, child support, STDs, and crying rape were hitherto unknown to me. Therefore, I decided that "women are not worth it"; life is much more manageable this way.
Finally, what is this whole "natural desire" crap about, and why does it seem to cloud what few faculties for critical thought you seem to have? Are you that retarded? Heck, your writing seems to exude stupidity. Go ride the short bus; that's where you and that mongoloid Son-of-man belong.
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There is a feeling that a woman gives a man that I don't think I've ever been able to reproduce over a period of time with any other activity. For example, I am successful and my business with just me has months where I make more than a new doctor's annual salary and even that doesn't give me the feeling that a good woman gives me.
I'd really like to go my own way but the beginning of a relationship is literally the best feeling I've ever had and it's not one that I want to give up.
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Yes, there is a "right way to live": on one's feet, not on one's knees.
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One's prostheses or mechanical device would suffice in lieu.
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Given my observations, people who use "bro" are of dull-normal intelligence and predisposed to doing foolish things. I have also done very well by doing the opposite of what they do, and believing the opposite of what they say, including yourself.
dropit_sphere 12y ago
Here at /r/theredpill, we're all about stereotypes, but you have to allow for some irony, bro.
But seriously, MGTOW is completely respectable. It neatly avoids many of the problems we discuss here. Don't think you're stuck in the States, though---expatting is another valid option.
That said, why the fuck do you care what anyone else thinks?
30303030303030 12y ago
lust
they are beautiful things
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[deleted] 12y ago
1) The alpha-beta dichotomy is false.
2) I have shamed those who bother with women no more than I have shamed a man who makes an unwise financial decision.
3) It is no wonder that your final word was "brahs".
My suggestion to you: spend a day observing family court, and ask yourself: "what justifies the risk of being in the defendant's chair?"
Ragnar09 12y ago
Nothing wrong with using women as disposable pleasures.
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I do not argue that it is wrong, I argue that it is risky, and that the opportunity cost + risk outweighs the reward.
mrpoopistan 12y ago
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
This world is owned and operated by pyschopaths who take unacceptable risks. Embrace that fact -- and once you've fully embraced it and exploited it to your advantage, offshore your fuckin income!!!
[deleted] 12y ago
Offshore the income...that I have done. It is not a wise to keep money under the noses of thieves, just like it is not a wise move to be writing cheques to those with the biological instrumentation to cash them.
It is one thing to take calculated risks and have something to show for it, like an investment. It is quite another to be doing so in order to "experience" something as opposed to procuring something tangible, directly or otherwise.
mrpoopistan 12y ago
Experiences are all you get. Clinging to stuff, to things? Why?
Clearly you've never walked up to two naked female strangers skinny dipping in the ocean at 3 a.m. and said hello. (Sorry, I figured I'd just offer up my all-time personal favorite experience.)
How boring are you, man? Has anyone ever even bothered to threaten to shoot you for a single transgression you've made?
[deleted] 12y ago
Technically, consuming, utilising, or being proximal to items are "experiences", so you may well be right. I would guess "ephemeral experiences" would be a better characteristic of what I had in mind in my above post.
I mind my own business, and no one interferes with mine. That is how I prefer it.
Ragnar09 12y ago
Maybe sometimes but like I said just use them and drop them dont marry the bitches
[deleted] 12y ago
That's ancillary; said risks are still present, including paternity fraud since the child is presumed to be the father's if it pops out during the marriage.
Ragnar09 12y ago
Well you cant avoid all risk if you want sex.
[deleted] 12y ago
I want many things, but I do not pursue some of them because I thought before I (didn't) act, and concluded it was not worth the trouble.
Ragnar09 12y ago
If you want to just hire prostitutes and the like be my guest
[deleted] 12y ago
That is not very practical, because if you had read the original post, STDs were among the risks I listed.
Ragnar09 12y ago
By all means go sexless then. I know I will not
[deleted] 12y ago
I do not see why people feel that if they do not have sex, the sky will fall. It is most likely a matter of the perception of social standing. Either way, I do not give a dead rat's dying shit what others harbour in their heads, so I do as I please.
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[deleted] 12y ago
Yours is a poor attempt at a strawman. Go be a loser elsewhere.
[deleted] 12y ago
applauds One I realized chasing the "good woman" fantasy was a waste of time, it was a huge weight off my chest. A life full of worthy pursuits is a better life in my opinion, but if a relationship happens, it happens.
Academic world, here I come haha.
[deleted] 12y ago
The "good woman" fallacy is just wishful thinking, though what I had in mind was not long-term relationships, rather, just "hooking up".
It amazes me how so many lack the forethought to think before they act, much less put the advantages in one column and the disadvantages in another, and weigh them.