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I couldn’t read all of this because it sounded fairly unhinged, but it seems like he thinks a conspiracy to make 4chan racist is a recent phenomenon. I remember these image boards 15 years ago filled with the same stuff. Not sure anything is different but maybe if you sit on it for 18 hours a day you notice subtle changes.
The contemporary panic over young people being radicalized online sounds a lot like the tropes of video games making kids violent, or music videos making them promiscuous. Looking at the demographics of people, say, participating in the Capitol riot, young people don't seem to have much representation in extremist circles. Similar deal with the Michigan governor kidnapping plot. Most extremists groups seem to be filled with geriatrics, not youths.
And on a somewhat different note: "red pill" in my understanding doesn't seem to have overtly political connotations. I mostly see it's use in reference to influencers talking about dating and relationships. Some of the advice is pretty toxic, like encouraging men to pursue one ended open relationships. Some of it seems not only non-toxic but plainly obvious: such as the idea that being wealthy and good looking makes dating easier as a man (is this seriously considered extremism these days?). I can see how a lot of the red pill personalities would be unwelcome in progressive spheres, but the OP's reference to it in this post seems like a non sequitur.
And on a somewhat different note: "red pill" in my understanding doesn't seem to have overtly political connotations. I mostly see it's use in reference to influencers talking about dating and relationships. Some of the advice is pretty toxic, like encouraging men to pursue one ended open relationships. Some of it seems not only non-toxic but plainly obvious: such as the idea that being wealthy and good looking makes dating easier as a man (is this seriously considered extremism these days?). I can see how a lot of the red pill personalities would be unwelcome in progressive spheres, but the OP's reference to it in this post seems like a non sequitur.
Why do folks like the OP get more positive attention and revenue than folks like myself who bounced for years from community to community due to our persistent rejection of those ideals since childhood?
It’s almost like it’s better to fuck up then make a show of turning back from “the dark side”, in a way that I suspect leads to other forms of radicalizion.
It’s almost like it’s better to fuck up then make a show of turning back from “the dark side”, in a way that I suspect leads to other forms of radicalizion.
The attention from my part is because it is uncommon for someone to be able to articulate the experiences of two[0] very different perspectives[1]; think of it as the modern equivalent to paying attention to a shaman?
As for revenue, if it's any consolation I strongly doubt the dude is getting any more than people in the small-time-grift culture that he left.
[0] eg in a more just world, Rory Miller ("Meditations on Violence") might have become an academic, but he grew up poor, and became a cop instead.
[1] eg https://dakotavadams.substack.com/p/gunshow , about the time a gun show was programmed colocated with an anime con.
As for revenue, if it's any consolation I strongly doubt the dude is getting any more than people in the small-time-grift culture that he left.
[0] eg in a more just world, Rory Miller ("Meditations on Violence") might have become an academic, but he grew up poor, and became a cop instead.
[1] eg https://dakotavadams.substack.com/p/gunshow , about the time a gun show was programmed colocated with an anime con.
This guy has a story with a beginning, middle, and end. He started in a place of (relative) comfort, wanted more, went on a journey, and landed in a new equilibrium, having learned a lesson.
Then he wrote it down on substack. I don’t know how successful it will be but I read it because it used settings and characters I’m familiar with and I wanted to know how he got from point A to point B.
If you write down your story, maybe some people will find it interesting.
Then he wrote it down on substack. I don’t know how successful it will be but I read it because it used settings and characters I’m familiar with and I wanted to know how he got from point A to point B.
If you write down your story, maybe some people will find it interesting.
I don't follow. The post is long on his odd upbringing, clumsy propaganda campaigns on 4chan, the unlikeliness of some conspiracy theories, and amateur psychoanalysis casting an unkind light on various factions.
So.. what? How does that affect whether his ethnicity has a right to exist as a cohesive group, whether its members are better off as part of such a group vs. alone, whether they are better off sharing their countries with other ethnicities with strong group identities, and whether the documented relative demographic decline of his group in many countries [1] is something that group should welcome?
It is so hyperfocused on the people involved, it entirely ignores the underlying facts.
[1] 1970s: 87.5% --> 2020: 61.6% - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_US#Race
So.. what? How does that affect whether his ethnicity has a right to exist as a cohesive group, whether its members are better off as part of such a group vs. alone, whether they are better off sharing their countries with other ethnicities with strong group identities, and whether the documented relative demographic decline of his group in many countries [1] is something that group should welcome?
It is so hyperfocused on the people involved, it entirely ignores the underlying facts.
[1] 1970s: 87.5% --> 2020: 61.6% - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_US#Race
What makes "documented relative demographic decline" concerning?