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The Future of Us

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It’s Coming.

This is probably going to be one of my “darkest” and “grimmest” posts to date, but I have to go there.

For a long time, at least for the last two decades, maybe longer for me, I’ve had, for lack of a better phrase, a “sense of dread.”

Our economy at the moment is doing well, better than it has in a long time, but I don’t think it’s enough. If we are to survive as a country economically, we need to be way better off than we are.

While our economic conditions have improved somewhat, our cultural conditions have worsened. It seems like everyone is polarized. Definitely more so than 10 or 20 years ago. Tensions are high and I honestly think it’s just going to get worse. A boil over point is coming.

2020 or 2024 is going to be interesting to say the least.

I’ve always figured that our country is going to experience another civil war. I just didn’t figure that it would be in my lifetime. I’ve had to reconsider that in light of the last few years. Now I’m thinking that it will happen in my lifetime and that I’m going to be affected by it, maybe even an active participant in it. If it does happen, we will all be affected and most likely will be participants in it.

Societies decay over time. It’s a natural part of the life cycle for them. I do believe that we are in that declining phase and it’s just a matter of time before the last breath runs out of it.

I don’t know if we can stop the decline or reverse it. I believe that we’ve gone too far for that. If that is the case, we need to face the inevitable.

The Boy Scouts of America have a motto:

Be Prepared.

I agree with this motto 100%.

As men, not only should we be taking care of our health and our bodies, not only should we be taking care of our finances and our families, we should be preparing for the possibility of war in our neighborhoods, on our streets, in our backyards, in our very homes.

I wish that all the talk about “positive vibes in the universe,” was true. But it’s not. Maybe on an individual level we can make a difference in people’s lives and that may slow the decline, but I don’t think it will stop it.

There are too many people that want war. This is on both sides of the political spectrum. There are too many people that are polarized. There are too many angry souls out there. Too many people are against something instead of standing for something.

When you look at your life, especially if you are angry, what are you standing for? Or is it more likely that you are standing against something?

Let’s have a couple of examples of what I’m talking about shall we?

Trump versus Hillary. I know of many people who have told me that they didn’t vote for Trump, they voted against Hillary.

Think about the slogan that was being chanted during the election. It’s her turn. Not, it’s Hillary’s turn. No, it’s her turn. The masculine versus the feminine.

What about “pro-choice” versus “pro-life?” Strip away the religion and politics, abortion is still technically murder. It’s the killing of a life form. Are people who are “pro-choice” really choosing murder? Maybe. Or is it that they are against “pro-lifers” because of the politics and the morality?

What about the war on masculinity that is going down right now in real time? You are either for feminism or against it. If you are against feminism, does that make you pro-masculine? Does that make you “toxic?” Does that make you “sexist” and a “misogynist?”

There are those who would most definitely say yes.

Now that women can earn and even out earn men in the workforce, women’s provisional needs are being met by the women themselves. The feminists are right about “not needing a man” for that one. So where does that leave the men out there?

If you are a beta male, which at least 80% of the population are, it leaves you out in the cold. MGTOW might be your best option in that case. Worst case, you’ll end up an Incel.

The “Age of Chad” as Rian Stone put it is coming. Alpha fucks is coming. Hell, it’s here. You don’t want to go MGTOW or be an Incel? Better “alpha” up.

I don’t know how all of this is going to end, I don’t know when it’s going to happen, but it’s going to happen. There will be a revolution. I just hope that it will be as peaceful as possible, but I doubt that will be the case. Blood will most likely be shed, and probably lots of it. War is coming.

Time to prepare yourselves if you haven’t already.

Learn self defense. Train yourselves to be a weapon. Learn how to use weapons. Learn how to make your own bullets.

 

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Classic Literature

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Classic literature. What is it? According to standard definition, classic literature is:

a) Belonging to the highest rank or class.

b) Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.

c) Serving as the established model or standard.

A lot of men, both young and old these days, are lost. They are looking for direction. They are looking for ways to improve themselves. They are looking for meaning in their lives.

I am no expert, I am no “guru.” I do have experience for what has helped me and what has worked for me. Some of that literature that has helped me I’ve already mentioned in this post and on this page. Those books are books that have been critical in helping me who I have become today. Those books have helped me get through some dark times, and they have helped me understand the ways of the world that we live in.

Here I would like to present to you another list of books. This list would be considered some of the classics of the world. These books are great because they are timeless. The authors speak to us through the ages. Their wisdom and insights are just as meaningful now, if not more so, than when they were written.

Just because these were written many years ago, sometimes centuries, doesn’t lessen their impact. In fact, much of the knowledge these books contain is more powerful now than much contemporary literature.

As you’ll notice, some of the works are non-fiction, and some of them are fiction. It doesn’t make the messages any less if the literature is fiction. In some cases, it makes the message that much more powerful. Truth is stranger than fiction and all of that.

You are looking for answers? You are seeking knowledge? Start with the masters and the originals.

These recommendations are of my own opinion, do with that what you will.

Your Co-Worker’s Aren’t Your Friends

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Screenshot of a conversation with the girlfriend

This screenshot is what the girlfriend sent me the other day. Apparently, she was ratted out for using her phone while working when her company policy explicitly prohibits this. Of course, everybody at her work uses their phones while working. It’s one of those company policies that everyone pays lip service to until they need to use it to throw someone else under the bus. This was her first time, at least at this job, and as far as I know, that she has been targeted by somebody (or multiple somebody’s) at her work. Like you can see in the screenshot, she’s frustrated because she’s not sure who did it. I told her later that she’s got enemies that she didn’t know about and they haven’t revealed themselves.

Your co-worker’s aren’t your friends.

You may get along with them. You may joke around with them and have a few laughs. You may genuinely enjoy their company and find pleasure working alongside them. They aren’t your friends though.

Everything you do with them and around them is great and fine and funny, until it isn’t. Keep in mind that anything you say and do around your co-workers can, and most likely, will be used against you. Our modern corporate culture virtually guarantees this. Ratting out your fellow “team mates” is encouraged. Think of all those mandatory sexual harassment training’s that you’ve received. Not only should you report to management anything that happens to you, you should also report anything that you witness happening to someone else. You overhear a conversation between a couple of other co-workers that offends you? Report it. You see someone touching someone else in a manner that you consider inappropriate? Go to HR. In fact, if you don’t, you could be the one in trouble.

Several years ago, I worked with a guy who liked to hug the female bank tellers at the bank that we serviced. From what I could tell, it didn’t seem to bother these women. Until it did. One day I get called into the general manager’s office. He’s got my co-worker sitting there, and the lady who is the head of HR, standing there. Needless to say, it was a “closed door” meeting. The bank had called our business and apparently the women were in an uproar about my co-worker hugging the tellers, and my management was going to get to the bottom of it.

Fast forward a little bit: We both got suspended, with pay, until the investigation was completed. That was a week off for me. When I got the call to come back in, I was fairly certain that I was going to lose my job. The company took sexual harassment claims very seriously. They had a zero tolerance policy towards it. When I came back in, I found out that my co-worker was let go and my suspension with pay became a suspension without pay.

Why was that? Because of guilt by association, and the fact that I didn’t snitch my co-worker out. I was there on the days that he hugged the tellers, I witnessed him do it. I didn’t agree with him hugging the bank tellers, it’s definitely something I wouldn’t have done. However, it seemed that the tellers were fine with it. I’m not the morality police. It wasn’t in my job description to keep an eye on him and hold his hand. He’s a grown man. And I’m not a rat. This man was the eyes in the back of my head. While we would be out in the public, delivering money to banks, he was my protector, and I was his. He made a stupid mistake, he got too friendly. He thought “we (the tellers) were all friends.”

This wasn’t the first time that I’ve been in the cross-hairs of a fellow employee at work. I could give more examples, but I’m sure you get the point, and if you don’t, you will eventually.

With all of that in mind, here are my “7 rules” for surviving at work:

  1. Trust No One. Your co-worker’s aren’t your friends. Everything is fine until it isn’t.
  2. Keep a Low Profile. Keep your head down. Watch what you say and what you do. The walls have eyes and ears. Don’t talk about anything, and I mean literally, anything about your personal life. Don’t stare at the hot co-worker chick with the nice rack and the nice ass as she walks by. She may not see you staring, but somebody else will. And they will be offended, be sure of it. Don’t talk about sex, religion, and do not ever engage in politics. Not at this point in time anyways. My co-worker’s have no idea if I’m married, if I have children, or what I do in my spare time. It’s none of their business. If it sounds like I’m describing a war-zone, it’s because I am.
  3. As curious as you may be, don’t ask your co-worker’s personal questions. See rule number two. If you do, you are opening the door to them reciprocating and asking you personal questions. That way leads to Pandora’s Box. Just don’t do it.
  4. Remain calm at all times. Take your frustration out at the gym. Take it out at the gun range. Take it out anywhere except at work. In today’s world of safe spaces, triggers, and political correctness, you don’t want to be seen as anything other than stable and dependable. Smile and nod.
  5. Remember why it is that you work where you do and for whom you do. You are there to get paid. You may enjoy your work and even have a passion for it. I hope you do. But you are their to get paid first. I like all of my co-worker’s just fine and wish them no ill-will, but I don’t hang out with them once it’s time to leave. I’m there to get paid and do a job, not to be friends.
  6. Keep your conversation with female co-workers to the absolute minimum. Talking about the weather is fine. Conversation that entails work is essential of course, that’s part of why you are there. Avoid partaking in gossip at all costs. It’s perfectly ok to listen to gossip, you will have the pulse of the office, so to speak. Do not participate in gossip. Ever. It can and will blow up in your face one day.
  7. Do not apologize. If you are called out on something, if you get called into the office for some offense, however real or imaginary, do not apologize. Apologies are admissions of guilt and will be used as ammunition against you.

If it sounds like I’m being extreme, I am. Just because your not paranoid doesn’t mean that they aren’t out to get you. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent almost all of my working life in the corporate world and I’ve had far more enjoyable encounters than not, and I’ve been able to thrive and make a good living at what I do. You can too if you take my advice and keep those pointers in mind.

One last thing: In today’s world of #MeToo and #TimesUp, if you are a man, it would be in your best interest if you have a witness, preferably another man, present when dealing with your female co-worker’s. Minimize one-on-one exposure if you possibly can. Definitely do not have closed door talks with a female co-worker. It could turn into a “he said/she said” situation down the road, and right now whatever “she said,” will be right and true, and whatever you say will be wrong and false.

Keep this in mind as well: When dealing with office politics and your co-workers, if you don’t know who the mark is, you’re the mark.

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