Today I had a discussion about a topic I consider myself well-versed in. Well, although my statements were on point and bare, I was downvoted to oblivion. There was no real elaboration or argumentation from others, just appeal to sentiment. It reminded me of my shortsightedness and one of core RP tenets here....

The World Does Not Want The Truth

Remember how you were taught early in your primary school that knowledge is nothing more than a noble pursuit after truth? Well, you were lied to. You were also taught man is a rational and logic being. That is, after all, the widely accepted Platonic tradition. Platonic tradition, however, stems from an odd event in antiquity which took place in Athens somewhere around 399 BC. Socrates was sentenced to death. The official accusation stated that he denied the official gods and corrupted the young. Now that is a strong accusation right there. Can't argue against it. But they more often than not forget to tell you the rest of the story...

Socrates was a witch hunter. Literally. He was convinced he knew little, as you might know, and sought after people who knew a lot. You might ask why? Because the Pythian priestess at the oracle of Delphi stated: Of all men living Socrates most wise. Socrates was puzzled and therefore he went on and discussed noble men, examining them, searching for fallacies in their thought... but at the same time he was also slowly but steadily starting to gain some really powerful enemies. Fearing they might be mocked and ridiculed once their claimed prowess outed to be false, they united. His accusers knew they needed a solid argument and they easily found it. Rest is history. You could easily say Socrates died pursuing the truth.

We here at The Red Pill appreciate Socrates, and know accusations against him were rubbish because ''...moral indignation is just jealousy with a halo.'' We also want you to be wiser than Socrates. True wiseness consists of letting other people feel wise. Bending reality to your own will means shutting that ego off and letting other people feel important because, as Dale Carnegie stated: ''When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity.'' Your peers only reveal invaluable information and knowledge if they don't feel threatened by you.

Each time you disclose the uncomfortable truth you get screamed at in disgust until you refrain from your arguments. It won't make you smarter - just more hated. It might seem like common sense, but just remember the last time you had an argument. Was it pointless? Same goes for trying to awake other people by giving them your shiny, scarlet red pills away for free.