I stumbled across Red Pill content on Youtube several months ago and haven't stopped having lighbulb moments since. For context:

39 years old. Raised by a single mother who was the source of most of my dating advice (facepalm). Dad was around but not really around to teach me RP wisdom...so I'd been a nice guy all my life. Sure, I've gotten laid plenty (40 chicks maybe, in 20 years of fucking) but still doing beta shit all the time. Things I've done since taking the pill:

  1. Gotten rid of all lingering time-wasters. Women who rejected me but still wanted to text here and there for validation. This includes chicks I've been in contact with for years....some I'd slept with and some I hadn't.
  2. Cleaned out my stable so that only the one main chick, who has earned that status, remains (I'll get a good backup or two soon enough).
  3. Become very good at identifying women who seek only to waste my time and aren't really into me.
  4. Got rid of all dating apps and also deactivated Facebook.
  5. Started approaching random hot women in public.

I'll keep progressing, of course, but this short list of changed behaviors has been excellent for my ego. I find myself thinking about all the cringey fucking shit I've said and done, and now I know why those mistakes were mistakes. Being able to just walk away and cold turkey that validation has done wonders.

Thanks for reinforcing that with your posts and commentary.