Every time I have to engage in some sort of group thing that is not work-related, like a bbq, I try to stay as detached as possible and avoid to meddle into organizing things and so on.
This is because I'd feel like a baboon: I have taken the redpill on this one and can tell you that all the meddling, and petty squabbling that follows, is just done to upset or confirm the pecking order in the group. The internal hierarchies are for the use of females to pick their mate. Once that is accomplished you can opt out. Groups are viable for work-related purposes, or for hobbyists to get together around pursuing their interest. Other than that you are best served with a circle of selected friends with whom you can just shoot the crap without having to engage in any specific activity.
Big family meetings and occasions can be tricky because of status-related frictions between individuals or couples. The group may make individuals stronger and safer, but at the cost of life satisfaction, that's for sure.
>This is because I'd feel like a baboon: I have taken the redpill on this one and can tell you that all the meddling, and petty squabbling that follows, is just done to upset or confirm the pecking order in the group. The internal hierarchies are for the use of females to pick their mate. Once that is accomplished you can opt out.
I'm not saying that hanging out with normies is a pleasurable experience. But why opt out when you can derive advantages from the situation?
Meetings of right-wingers are no different than meetings of normies. The same social dynamics kick in. So long as one has a goal, one can step past one's discomfort and strive to attain mastery over the situation.
A nationalist is someone who can raise the quality of life. Someone who can elevate the baboons, even if just a little, by imposing his standards on the group. That should be the mentality one adopts. One should learn to manipulate these transparent group dynamics to assume a decent spot in the hierarchy and then use that position to get others to step up their game and behave better. If right-wingers can't do it on a micro level, there's no hope for macro level change.
I am too candid, direct, short-tempered, confrontational to be as shrewd as you advocate, Rolo. Lies, pettiness, and above all all the hinting and innuendos that people who try to rile you up always employ and then can plausibly deny (the microaggressions!) really grind my gears.
“One of the most educational experiences for me was running a Russian-language podcast and engaging in the wider Russian-speaking right-o-sphere. During the course of this project, I picked up most of the insights that I share now.”>
Well that solves the riddle ‘how did Rolo come up with this stuff.’ Thanks for that.
But I homeschool my sons. Homeschoolers love book lists, book suggestions in general,really :)
A book I would recommend regarding the Orthodox religion in Russia is Everyday Saints. It's primarily about the Pskov monastery but there are several chapters covering their relationship with the Metropolitans. The book is very uplifting and can be appreciated by anybody regardless of religious affiliation
Good insight and shared in a humorous way. A winning combo.
Every time I have to engage in some sort of group thing that is not work-related, like a bbq, I try to stay as detached as possible and avoid to meddle into organizing things and so on.
This is because I'd feel like a baboon: I have taken the redpill on this one and can tell you that all the meddling, and petty squabbling that follows, is just done to upset or confirm the pecking order in the group. The internal hierarchies are for the use of females to pick their mate. Once that is accomplished you can opt out. Groups are viable for work-related purposes, or for hobbyists to get together around pursuing their interest. Other than that you are best served with a circle of selected friends with whom you can just shoot the crap without having to engage in any specific activity.
Big family meetings and occasions can be tricky because of status-related frictions between individuals or couples. The group may make individuals stronger and safer, but at the cost of life satisfaction, that's for sure.
>This is because I'd feel like a baboon: I have taken the redpill on this one and can tell you that all the meddling, and petty squabbling that follows, is just done to upset or confirm the pecking order in the group. The internal hierarchies are for the use of females to pick their mate. Once that is accomplished you can opt out.
I'm not saying that hanging out with normies is a pleasurable experience. But why opt out when you can derive advantages from the situation?
Meetings of right-wingers are no different than meetings of normies. The same social dynamics kick in. So long as one has a goal, one can step past one's discomfort and strive to attain mastery over the situation.
A nationalist is someone who can raise the quality of life. Someone who can elevate the baboons, even if just a little, by imposing his standards on the group. That should be the mentality one adopts. One should learn to manipulate these transparent group dynamics to assume a decent spot in the hierarchy and then use that position to get others to step up their game and behave better. If right-wingers can't do it on a micro level, there's no hope for macro level change.
I am too candid, direct, short-tempered, confrontational to be as shrewd as you advocate, Rolo. Lies, pettiness, and above all all the hinting and innuendos that people who try to rile you up always employ and then can plausibly deny (the microaggressions!) really grind my gears.
“One of the most educational experiences for me was running a Russian-language podcast and engaging in the wider Russian-speaking right-o-sphere. During the course of this project, I picked up most of the insights that I share now.”>
Well that solves the riddle ‘how did Rolo come up with this stuff.’ Thanks for that.
But I homeschool my sons. Homeschoolers love book lists, book suggestions in general,really :)
A book I would recommend regarding the Orthodox religion in Russia is Everyday Saints. It's primarily about the Pskov monastery but there are several chapters covering their relationship with the Metropolitans. The book is very uplifting and can be appreciated by anybody regardless of religious affiliation
I would recommend The Way of a Pilgrim which tells the story of a mystic Orthodox monk.
The modern Russian orthodox church frowns upon it, but it was a hit in Russia in the 19th century and it's a good primer on Hesychasm.
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out after I finish the 1600+ page biography of Seraphim Rose that I'm halfway through