One frequently-overlooked benefit of Redpill is that it teaches nuanced thinking. Redpill has vastly improved my comprehension abilities--both in regard to reading comprehension and general life comprehension. In this post, I am going to explain how Redpill brought about this change and elaborate on what I mean by "nuanced thinking."

About a year-and-a-half ago, the morality of redpill was a controversial and frequently discussed topic, and usually people could be classified into two camps--white knights on a moral high-horse and dark-triad wannabes who believed the amorality of redpill gave them license to abandon all moral convictions. Initially, I was in the "white knight" camp because my upbringing and neurotypical brain have imbued me with a moral code.

If someone posted something about how they used RP in a way I deemed immoral, it would piss me off--then I'd post a comment slamming them for their "misuse" of redpill. Nonetheless, I kept reading and reflecting and thinking about why the mods constantly banned moral arguments. And eventually, I came to a simple yet important realization: redpill itself, and the things it describes about women, are neither right nor wrong morally. Rather, they are true. Bringing morality into the discussion detracts from the pursuit of "truth" sui generis.

Being able to distinguish between the concepts of "right and wrong" and "true" was a major mental advancement for me. It freed me from perceiving the world through an emotional, feminine lens, replacing it instead with a more rational, masculine form of perception. Now if I come across a post from a genuine dark-triad, I read it eagerly and mine it for its usually bountiful redpill knowledge. The DT's methods might not align with my personal beliefs, but if their methods work, then there is truth in them. Plain and simple. I can't allow my moral convictions to blind me from seeking reality and truth.

These types of subtle mental advancements--things like recognizing the difference between "right and wrong" and "truth"--are the true gift of redpill. Everything becomes so much more nuanced when you engage in masculine thinking--it's like being color blind and suddenly seeing in color. Your entire perception of the world changes.

Often the truth can be expressed in a straight forward manner. Concepts like "women have a hypergamous mating strategy," "women value social proof," "women are attracted to frame," while difficult for many to accept, can at least be explained directly. But many concepts associated with redpill--I'm not sure I'd call them "truths," but they're definitely ideas closely aligned with redpill thinking and implementation--are almost paradoxical in nature.

To understand them, you absolutely must be able to engage in nuanced, masculine thinking. For example, the concept of "being yourself." On the one hand, guys who are taught to "be themselves" and believe a woman will love them for "who they are" are ignorant. But at the same time, if you become too obsessed with molding yourself into what women value, then you've become a slave to a feminine mindset.

Ideally, the purpose of "not being yourself" is to "become yourself". Which makes no sense rationally--it is a paradox. I can elaborate further on what I mean by this and give examples, so feel free to ask if you would like clarification.

Another hot topic recently is "integrating with society and becoming more social" vs. "not giving a shit about society and not needing validation from society." These concepts seem to conflict, but they do not. Rather, they should work in tandem to create balance. If you are obsessed with your social life because you need external validation, then you are living in error, living like a woman. If you reject social life because you are "above it," then the odds are you have social anxiety and are using your isolation to comfort yourself.

Both mindsets are true and untrue--their validity depends on your situation in life. The irony is that the first type of person needs to be more like the second and the second more like the first. What you reject is often what you need. I always try to keep that in mind.

So what am I saying, ultimately? All the usual stuff: Lift. Approach. Set goals. Read. Think. And don't overlook the practical value of grasping nuance.