I’ve been reading the red pill for around a year now, this is my first post here.

Now this may be because I’m a tiny bit older than what seems to be the average in here, or it may be because I was never really that into video games. But men, what’s the deal with all the video game terms? I’ve seen: “Monk mode”, “life on hard mode”, “wife-up”, and several others I can’t think of now.

Part of growing up and becoming a (redpill) man is the abandonment of activities that waste your time and don’t raise your SMV. Dropping video games is a big part of that. Perhaps controversially, I’d suggest severing any connection to video games. Saying things like “monk mode” reveals your inner autist. I know, it’s just terminology, but it’s more important than you think Terminology subtly affects the way you think, and the way people judge you. As a red-pill man, you certainly shouldn’t view life as a video game, things are far more nuanced and interesting than that.

There will of course be exceptions, by no means am I saying that you have to give up all video games for ever – do whatever you want. Just remember, gaming is about the lowest SMV recreational activity out there. Letting video game terminology sneak into the red-pill philosophy devalues and trivializes it.