Manipulating the manipulator

DIG_ROOKIE_DIG · 2018-11-02T02:38:03+00:00

Hey man,

I watched your video. I think you've got some interesting thoughts, and perhaps some wisdom that can be shared with other men. I am certain you have lived through some difficult situations, just based on how you've opened your eyes to the things you spoke about.

One line that stuck with me was, and I'll paraphrase, "If you're abused one time, you're a victim; if you're abused two, three or more times, you're a volunteer."

That's some solid wisdom. If that's an original thought, I'd share that around some more.

That said, I do have what I believe are some constructive criticisms, that I only offer because I think you have the capacity to build off of the foundation you have laid -so please don't take any of this as any sort of attack, I want you to be able to build up your platform even better than what you already have. I want you to succeed.

First, the presentation was a bit.. distracting. There are a few things in particular that made it distracting for me that stand out. The water cooler, the poster on the wall, the odd placement of your camera, and your t-shirt.

While trying to get into your discussion, I kept being distracted by those things.

My suggestions on presentation would be to clean out a space for recording. I can picture you sitting at a desk, looking into a webcam. Something relatively minimal. Perhaps with a better microphone, because the audio was also a bit distracting.

Then, having a clean and uniform backdrop would be a better aesthetic, instead of a hallway with a water cooler and geico poster.

Next -the tshirt. I honestly don't give two shits what anyone cares to wear, whatever you like is whatever you like -you do you man. That said, when you're addressing an audience who doesn't know you on your level, your appearance does indeed effect how they view you and can make or break your argument.

If you do more videos talking to the audience through your camera, I would suggest having a plain colored shirt with a collar. Think button up or polo. At minimum, I'd find a good fitting hoodie or sweatshirt if you aren't into the collar thing, that doesn't have a lot of graphic on it. The shirt was definitely distracting.

Next I'll talk about your overall channel. I did take a very brief look through the rest of it.

It looks like your channel is mostly marketed to redpill dating/PUA in it's purest form, but there's a confusing dash of psychology thrown in there, too. I felt like you were trying to teach me about how women are a hot mess psychologically and emotionally, while also telling me that women are the end goal, that I should be manipulating them into wanting to date me.

If that's your actual message, then again -you do you, man.

But if you're trying to send your message to the guys in MGTOW, I don't think that premise works. It comes across as PUA-ish, contradictory, and offputting. We aren't really interested in finding ways to manipulate women. The majority of us here have been in many relationships, figured out the juice wasn't worth the squeeze, and have unplugged from the system.

So my constructive criticism would be to narrow and focus your brand. Pick a singular topic that you wish to discuss and stay focused. If that's going to be the nature of women and the psychology that comes with it, then do that. If it's going to be PUA strategy, do that.

The way your channel is currently presented, it comes across a little emo-ish, mixed with a little bit of /r/iamverysmart

So now, that's the end of my overall criticisms.

I do think you had a solid introduction to your video, with good editing. The use of graphics were pretty good aesthetically, and it looked pretty professionally done regarding the actual introduction.

I also think you're pretty bright and you see things. Keep observing, and keep sharing. It's good that we have people who can see the truth in our society these days, and share their observations with the rest of us.

I hope you continue down your path, and hope you consider sharing more with us.

Lastly, I hope this message provides you with any bit of insight. If any little piece of it helps you, then the effort I put into typing this out was worth while.

I've been around the sub a bit, and comment a lot of long and drawn out replies. I typically don't take the time to engage in conversation on here, though, if I don't think the person on the other end is worth the time and words of engaging with them.

Peace brother.

DangZagnut · 2018-11-01T21:59:09+00:00

What's a situation where you're forced to play the game?

Title	Manipulating the manipulator
Author	wickedsur
Upvotes	11
Comments	4
Date	November 1, 2018 9:51 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW
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