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You only need an argument for a thing when you want to justify its existence. What compels you to justify your meat-eating? Guilt? Do yourself a favor and accept your selfishness. Carrying meat-eating guilt around just diminishes your health even further than the meat-eating. Lol.

Exactly. His profit model is pandering to insecurity by moving men from shame, apathy, and anger, up to pride, at the expense of women. His earlier videos weren’t as overt but I suppose they are now because he’s got a much higher definition view of his audience.

These notions of “what a man is supposed to be like” are all rooted in low consciousness. And that PyshHacks dude is a fuckwit. He does discuss interesting psychological dynamics, but unfortunately couches them in cringy egoic perspectives. To be expected I suppose since his target audience is a bunch of insecure men who are angry at women for not making them feel good. The whole “alpha male” archetype exists for purpose of egoic pride, which is an attempt to compensate for one’s own perceived inferiority. See, you don’t fake or play superior, you either are or aren’t. Anyone getting ego juice by identifying as a superior alpha male is not superior. Lol. If I grant the term, true alpha males would shun the label, not embrace it, because the superior man would see such thinking as foolish.

No matter how bad Trump does, it will not sway people toward Kamala. If they run Kamala again, they will lose. People don’t understand what happened in 2024. Through very effective propaganda and influencer marketing, Rs were able to bring many people over to their side, and for most who hopped on board, there was some degree of integrating right-wingism into their identities, which will not simply disappear with Trump. Think of all the apolitical UFC fans who now identify with the right and Trump. That doesn’t just go away easily. Also, the winning strategy of identity integration, using influencers for memetic desire, and effective yet subtle psychological manipulation is now a tried and true strategy. Which means, the people with the money will implement it for as long as it works. In my estimation, that’s for decades to come. It’s a whole new era. G-funk step to dis, I dare ya. Chords, strings, we brings, melodies, where rhythm is life, and life…. Is rhythm.

That was never the point of the tariffs. They were pitched as a way to strengthen the economy, not to launch a moral crusade to Make Americans Ethical Again. Lol. But of course, the best the right can muster to defend this disaster is, “Well, maybe we shouldn't be such consumers anyway.” Funny how that willful ignorance is the same willful ignorance that fuels toxic consumerism itself. Ignore the consequences, reject reality, and pretend virtue while actively participating in the very thing you claim to oppose.

This is hilarious :

I think a lot of it has to do with the parents values, attention spans, and the things they model for their children. And this is only exacerbated by ideological divide. Charter and Christian schools are on the rise. My nephews were put in some ridiculous Christian school. They’re in 5, 6th grade. I could read and spell better than them when I was in grade 2. I was above average but still, not good. I chalk it up to their parents caring more about Christianity than anything else. The parents just plan on having them work in the trades, so they figure they don’t need good education.

This is a guy who lives in a multi-million dollar high-security compound. He probably has rooms full of weapons, underground bunkers, and hidden passageways. He’s wishing shit would pop off so he can play out his survival fantasy. He probably has plans for how to funnel woke mobs to specific locations around his perimeter where he can be most effective at killing them. Probably has a Gatlin gun, a 50 caliber sniper rifle , a flame thrower, grenade launcher, and bazooka. Might even have installed a hidden moat with alligators and burn pits. Lol. At least 75% of this is true. And people wonder why we’re critical of poor Tim who is just stating a different perspective. When forming perspectives, one can allow the perspective to be formed by truth, where one is careful and respects reason, impartiality, and intellectual honesty, setting one’s preferences aside, or one can say “fuck no, I’m taking the helm because I want reality to serve my whims.”. Tim is a larper, blending fantasy with ideological messaging. His epistemic conduct is that of a clown. Whoever treats belief-formation this casually, with an agenda to spread the beliefs, deserves to be mocked and ridiculed, not for the content of their messaging, but for their epistemic misconduct.

Tim is such a retard. His intellectual posturing is pathetically shallow and see-through. These days, if you have a high Need for Cognition, a decent working memory, and are an extrovert, you’re well-suited to become a right wing propagandist. Lol. I never really liked TMR’s style, but at least someone holds a mirror up so that this foolishness might catch a glimpse of itself. 7th generational warfare right there.

You’d need to know his marketing strategy, budget, who the target audience is, projected betting volume and bet amounts, etc. Is there a cap on your profit-sharing? What is the reduced salary if you take the profit- share route? I’d try to figure out how to make it so that you make a minimum of 120k either way you go. Does the client have any prior business success? Does he already have branding and a web presence? What’s your responsibility? You managing the entire project from scratch and subbing out or are you planning on building it all yourself? Design and dev work? Frontend, backend, mobile apps, web app, etc?

@SwiftQuill ah, I gotcha. Didn’t know the history. I get you about Pakman. It took me a while to figure him out. I actually just thought he was somewhat of a grifter for a long time, and I do still think he’s operating in a grifty way, but I have come to respect him a little after watching him do interviews with people. His real personality can be seen in the interviews, whereas in his solo commentary, it’s kind of hard to get a read on him. After seeing enough interviews, I have concluded that he is actually pretty sharp. As far as popular left-wing commentators, go, there’s probably no one that could compete with him argumentation wise. If you were to stack him up against Ben Shapiro in a structured debate, he’d wipe the floor. He’s really good with logic, debate, spotting fallacy, etc, But most of that is hidden if you only watch his commentary. I apologize in advance if this was triggering. Lol

@SwiftQuill today is the first time seeing your profile. It wasn’t until after you responded that I saw you actually have an anti woke page on the internet. My intuition picked up on an anti woke undercurrent and I just harped on it. Either way, I was just hoping you could elaborate on what about it that actually moves you. You said “lies”. If I saw the woke foolishness as lies, I’d probably hate it too. But I just see it as foolishness. Like, I don’t think of Christianity as “lies”. I think of it as foolishness. Honestly, It can trigger me from time to time, but I don’t walk around with a constant anti Christian boner. Lol. If I did, it would likely be because it was detrimental to me or I was majorly impacted by it and haven’t made peace with it. There’s a reason why woke impacts you the way it does. That’s all I’m trying to get it.

@SwiftQuill I am not what you’d call woke. I had a friend who was very much anti woke and I didn’t really get why. I mean, I could see the foolishness he was taking aim at, but I still didn’t understand the energy behind his attacks and why it moved him the way it did.

Shit, how did I not see it before? Hating woke = offloading or projecting guilt

I eat meat bro. It’s not a moral competition. It’s fine.

@SwiftQuill - that’s too bad, it was aimed at you. Lol. Of course you’d stop reading upon seen those letters, because I’m just another lost, woke idiot.

If you find yourself arguing in favor of non-veganism, you’re highly likely to be deluded and subconsciously operating in the way that Emerald described. Either that, or you take vegan retards way too seriously. The latter is the type to vote for Trump just to spite what they hate… what they call woke. This is a whole different subspecies of retard right here. If you think those woke vegans are retarded, you’re not far ahead of them, if at all. Wake up assholes. If you’re sitting around wishing you could experience the pleasure of a juicy steak, that in itself is weak. Very similar to a meth or heroin junky, just with a different object of desire. Also, I have no qualms with eating meat, or mocking retards. I do both, often. Maybe one day I’ll grow out of it. Until then, I’m not gonna bullshit myself. I know I’m too selfish to care about it at this time, and I’m fine with that. what it is, is people can’t stand the idea that some are more selfless than them. But it’s okay. It’s not a competition. You are where you are. Aside from selfishness, incorporating a vegan lifestyle is a big responsibility, especially if you’re born into a society that hocks meat at you everywhere you go. I myself, in my current situation, do not have the mental capacity or ideal circumstances to even consider it.

They aren't taught how to think because there's a strong demand to not think. Here’s what might explain it: 1. Thinking can easily lead to uncomfortable questions “Am I living the right way?” “What’s the meaning of what I’m doing?” “Why do I believe what I believe?” “Could I be wrong?” 1. These aren’t just abstract questions — they threaten someone’s identity, worldview, and social standing if pursued deeply. So for many, it’s easier to avoid the questions entirely than face the possible upheaval. 2. Some People Don’t Know They Can Think About Life This sounds insane, but it’s real. If no one models introspection… If your culture prizes obedience over understanding... If school teaches memorization, not inquiry… Then you might go your whole life without realizing that thinking about life itself is even an option. 3. Social Survival Prioritizes Conformity Over Thought If thinking leads you to a conclusion that deviates from your community, it could cost you belonging, status, or safety. In many environments, especially working-class or high-surveillance ones, thought is seen as deviance. > “Just do what you're told.” > “Don’t ask questions.” > “Stop overthinking it.” Over time, this shapes brains that reflexively suppress depth to maintain stability. 4. For Some, “Life” Is Just a Series of Tasks High-NFC people see life as a system to understand, optimize, and align with deeper principles. But many see life as a treadmill: work, eat, sleep, maybe entertainment. So, on summary: Its either: Not rewarding Not modeled Not safe Not relevant There are more of them than there are of us.

I’m sure our tax dollars will pay for a thorough bug sweep. The jet is really nice and sleek. Of course Trump couldn’t say no. Now that he’s actually one of the richest men on the planet from his various schemes and cons, it’s interesting to consider if he’d put power on the back burner and spend more time basking in opulence. In Trump’s mind, the most successful person is the person who can play other people the best. So when he asks himself the question, “who is more successful than me”, the answer is no one. Now with the unfathomable riches he’s bringing in, from the billion dollar shit coin scheme, the insider trading, charging 5 million dollars a pop for guests to just breath near him for 30 minutes, the 100k Chinese watches, and the hundreds or thousands of other schemes in play, he’s making all that money by playing other people for fools, and no one else in human history has made it as far as him in this game. I could totally see him just not giving a fuck about politics anymore now that he’s beat the game. He’s going to auction off the U.S to the highest bidder, collect billions in bribes, manipulate the market, and just dip. Lol. I mean… maybe? He’s publicly displaying a much more opulent tendency that he was in his first term. Sharing videos of golden Trump statues, lavish real estate in Gaza, gold-plating the Oval Office, on and on. Then, he shared a video about becoming pope. That pope video could be a signal that he’s ready to move on from politics.

Not sure if this has been formally explored, but it should be. We need a model centered around Need for Cognition. Such a model could offer a foundational lens through which we understand the cognitive stratification of the population, not in terms of IQ, but in terms of how much individuals engage with complexity, nuance, and abstract reasoning, and the implications of those. Imagine what we could uncover: What if the 50th percentile or lower accounted for 95% of authoritarian followers? What if NFC predicts ideological rigidity, susceptibility to propaganda, political indifference, etc. What if low NFC correlates with social conformity, religion, or preference for dogma over ambiguity, while high NFC predicts skepticism, internal consistency, logical coherence, truth-acceptance, etc. Could NFC percentile be a more predictive trait than IQ or Big Five openness when it comes to worldview formation? What if it was even more fundamental to worldview construction than the Big 5? We’ve built entire psychological models around surface traits with MBTI, Big 5, etc. But NFC is a cognitive-energy preference that could explain why people process the world the way they do, and why some people never even see complexity to begin with. A percentile-based NFC model could reframe how we think about everything from polarization, education, persuasion, mental health, etc. Maybe 10% increments are too granular.

In a word: Discernment. Media outlets have descended because their viewers demand certain narratives be upheld, or at least, not attacked, which makes it challenging for them to only bring you what is true. Priority #1 is to feed easy narratives to those who don’t know how or don’t want to question, and if they can fit the truth in there, then great, but truth isn’t their top priority. You need to be up-to-speed on all forms of psychological trickery and deception, especially the kinds used by marketers, politicians, etc. When you watch Chenk from Young Turks, you need to be able to discern what he’s up to. Analyze commercials and understand how they’re working. What tactics are they using? What audience are they targeting. How big is the audience, etc. Tese types of inquiries build discernment. You have to practice making reads and wait for them to be confirmed or disconfirmed. Over time, discernment builds. That said, you should be pretty safe in trusting what credible media outlets are left. AP, Reuters, NPR, Axios, and a few others. But always leave room for them to be mistaken on details, and get good at separating fact from opinion and don’t give opinions much weight. For example, today, the Trump regime said they’re considering suspending Habeus Corpus or whatever. That’s a fact I accept because I heard it straight from the horses mouth, but when it comes to fleshing out the implications of that fact, I will not rely much on punditry commentary. I do consume commentary but I don’t automatically buy it without applying my own critical thinking and exploration. I often use ChatGPT to get to the bottom of things. Today, I asked it was is Habeus Corpus, when in the past it has been suspended and why, and what the implications of its suspension are. After that inquiry, I don’t need commentary, unless there’s something I missed, which I can always inquire further into if I come across it. Point is, never just trust someone to tell you what’s true.

If it were the 50s and we were figuring out how to win so blacks could just exist, and if Dem politicians were trying to further that cause by calling for reparations, I’d say they need to avoid any mention of that because the attack ads would kill any chance they had. That’s not conceding to the right. It’s operating within the bounds of what the electorate finds acceptable. The electorate doesn’t like men in women’s sports. Yes, it’s not a real issue, but the electorate will be manipulated into thinking it is. And you have to deal with that reality. I just saw a lefty chick running for congress on the Piers Morgan show. Piers asked her if she thought it was okay for trans women to play in female sports. She answered yes, then Piers called her position absurd because he knows he has the backing of the majority. The electorate is nowhere near being open-minded enough to see her as anything more than a confused or sick fool. This is just the current reality. It seems like a huge gamble to continue on with anything that resembles support for woke. It could end up working in the long run, but short term, it’s gonna lose.

We’re not conceding to the right. We’re saying to get rid of the baggage because the average citizen is too easily manipulated by it. Even with your framing, they’ll still be able to implement effective attacks. They/them ads will still continue to roll. My idea of a good strategy is to take away their most effective attacks. Give them no culture war attack lines, then what will they have left? Not much. You’d have a much higher chance of beating them this way.