Quote: (08-24-2013 10:00 PM)nek Wrote:
Does anyone react more to perceived slights since coming to understand this stuff? Maybe react isn't the right word, as I don't show it outwardly, but do they 'bother' you more? I don't see them simply as little things, but I look at them through the lense of the red pill. Like if some guy is trying to joke at me and says "just kidding man", I don't see it as him "just kidding", I see it as him a.) trying to establish some sort of superiority and b.) him trying to make it socially acceptable by saying "just kidding". Keep in my I don't react to this in a obviously bothered way. In fact, I play along and laugh about it very well. It's not what he said that bothers me in as much as what lies beneath what he said. Just curious to see if anyone else is getting more and more like this. I think it's making me a bit more anti-social.
This isn't actually a red-pill problem per se, it's a problem of Game itself. Many PUA's in the 2000's would complain of the exact same problem you describe, where they would always evaluate social interactions in terms of dominance and frame control.
Neil Strauss coined the term, "Social Robots" to describe the phenomenon. You can still google this term to learn more.
Understanding the red-pill actually changed all that for me. In the first year or so after I got into the Game, I did have some social robot tendencies, and, as you mention, they are very anti-social.
Being red-pill is not being anti-social. In fact, quite the opposite. Once you fully appreciate and understand human nature, you shouldn't get angry or bitter towards anyone who tries to exert their control over you. After all, they are acting on very ancient impulses which guide their behavior. You should expect humans to behave like humans,
especially in group settings.
When people try to pull the control trick on me, it doesn't work. I'm far too intelligent to play along with the game. Rather than confront those who try to act cool or slight me, I usually counter their behavior with tactics that cannot be undone.
For example, some guy on the street insults me in a mean spirited way. I stop talking to him and walk away.
Some guy that's part of my friend's social circle insults me and tells me, "Just kidding." I return with an even meaner insult, smile, and ask him, "Am I kidding?"
At a bar or club, some guy spits bad game. I point and laugh at him while the girl can see it but not the guy.
Some guy wraps his arm around my shoulders to establish dominance. I put my arm behind his back, and rest my hand on his ass to pretend I'm gay.
Some guy tells me Game is bullshit. I tell him to "enjoy masturbating."
Some guy starts to cockblock with a blatantly obvious interruption while I'm talking to a girl I want to bang. I tell him, "Dude, cockblocking is not cool," and make sure it's loud enough for the girl to hear it. I then take the girl somewhere else and resume gaming, probably by talking about how most men are pathetic and can't even show basic decency to their fellow man.
Some guy gives me a warm compliment. I look him right in the eyes, smile, and tell him, "Thank you."
Some guy offers me bad advice. I ask him how he knows what he knows.
Understanding the Game does not mean you need to live by its rules. The red-pill way is to break the rules, be individualistic, and stop caring about the opinions others have of other people, especially opinions others have of you. Tear down the third wall of social interactions and act for yourself. Believing and acting this way earns me respect from nearly everyone I meet.
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