In this universe everything that matters is influence and you can find it in every concept. It's a big war of who gets influence over the other and who doesn't. I'll explain my thoughts in MGTOW like concept.

1. You can measure the power of a man by how much he can exert his will onto the world. How much can he possibly influence.

2. You can measure the individual freedom of a man by how much he can block the exertions of something else's will.

The first one is a dangerous man but easily resolved by someone who is able to influence his will. This someone will redirect his energy for their own benefit and he will be nothing more than a instrument of someone elses will despite the might of the host.

The second type of man is not per se dangerous but they are feared by society. Because no matter the amount of influence they try to exert on this individual.. they just can't gain control over him. This is the man that creates his own meaning of life and assigns his own values onto things.

In MGTOW we focus heavily on the second one because that's the most important into realising individual freedom. Always be aware of who's influencing who in whatever situation you are in. If you know your position in these wars of influence then you are in a good place to make great decisions.

It is impossible for a single man to block those influences. Just look at water erosion and rocks. Those rocks seem invincible but over time the influence from water wins and those rocks break down. They are no longer able to resist influence but become part of it and help into breaking down other big rocks.

I don't know what I am talking about now lol. Those were my thoughts about influence.