How Men Choose Women: Who the ideal woman is, and why it's too late for you to find one Men who grew up without men (real men) in their lives don’t know what manhood is. They define their “masculinity” by male caricatures: the womaniser, the thug, the bully, the tough guy, the fuckboy, the attention whore, the obsessive hobbyist, the suave pretender, the power-needy dominator who takes himself too seriously. https://sotiris.substack.com/p/how-to-be-the-most-alpha **Weak…
Competition Is Always Superior to Monopolies & Oligopolies. Here’s Why… Why concentrated power hurts consumers and how open markets drive innovation, lower prices, better choices, and a thriving society Antagonism drives self-improvement. Rivalry fuels excellence. You wouldn’t be improving yourself unless you felt the need to excel against a benchmark set by your immediate competition. A sense of scarcity and a fear of loss incentivise you to keep working hard; first to…
The Most Tragic Misunderstanding in History Voluntaryists, consentists, and 'anarchists' are guilty of the worst communication approach in history Miscommunicated arguments against the state keep entrenching statists further into their cherished beliefs. And I don’t blame them. https://sotiris.substack.com/p/the-state-is-the-devil **Why people still prefer statism** For the vast majority of humans, the state represents order. Even if they acknowledge its faults, for them, a…
Putting God on Trial: The immorality of divinity You die. Your spirit ascends, and it transcends beyond. You meet God, your demiurge. He announces the commencement of your trial and judgment for a life of defiance and sin. “Prepare for your judgment,” the Lord says. Your response: “*My* judgment? Judged by whom? You, of all entities? You who have abandoned your creations in darkness? You have no moral authority to judge me. Who’s going to judge *you*?” You pause, already at…
Determinism Is Real: Some personal stories When you think you’re great, then predictably you’ll want to believe that you did not rely on any randomness to achieve your “greatness”, and that it was you alone — you with your superior intellect, decision-making skill, aptitudes, and work ethic — who deserves all the credit. But this is inadvertently a confession of determinism, in that you were blessed to be born with such superiority, either genetically or having developed it…
trauma is suffering without meaning. the curse of truth Growth occurs when you assign meaning to your suffering. Stagnation or decline are the consequences of seeing no purpose, no meaning, no ultimate destination for your journey. It’s easy to work hard when you can reasonably anticipate your labour to bear fruit. No one lifts a finger when your circumstances don’t allow you to expect the squeeze to yield worthwhile juice.…
The Cathedral Fallacy There’s a persistent **false cause** or **false attribution fallacy** that goes like this: “*Since Christianity inspired such majestic cathedrals, it must thus be true and righteous, right?*” Nothing could be further from the truth. The same ‘appeal to awe’ appears again and again in other value systems: “*If Islam inspired the Taj Mahal, or if Rome inspired the Pantheon, or if ancient Hellenism inspired the Parthenon, then they must be great and…
The Problem With Gratitude: Value in the darker side of things You’ve heard it before: “silver lining, focus on the good in people, look at the bright side of things, be grateful for the good things”. I understand that the moment you focus on and appreciate the good things in a given situation, then you weaken the effect of the bad. For example, does your romantic partner maintain annoying habits around the house? Whenever you’re tempted to get annoyed, think about how kind,…
Sisyphus Quits! Some comfort in pessimism Welcome to another pessimistic rant; uncensored and all over the place. Do not read if absurdist existentialism is not your cup of tea. You know the story of Sisyphus, the man condemned by the cruel, sadistic gods to feel compelled to perform a tedious, pointless task for an eternity. This compulsion by the gods, this denial of self-ownership… *that* is the true torment, not the pointless labour.…
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