TRP is primarily a defense mechanism for men, masquerading as a self-development sub.

Most men are brought up with Disney-esque fantasies of love and are oblivious to dangers surrounding them in the SMP.

1) First and foremost, Marriage and Kids. The bedrock of our society. The most functional environment for our children to be raised in. What most men look forward to as one of the greatest joys in their lives.

It is now an utterly high-risk and dangerous proposition for any man to undergo. Nearly all of the traditional aspects of marriage have been lifted from women while they all remain for men. Men are still expected to put a thousand dollar diamond ring on her finger to show his gratitude, yet her father is no longer obligated to pay any type of dowry. That's only scratching the surface of the whole charade.

2) Feminism is the dominant ideology in gender relations. It is essentially the establishment, yet parades itself as the champion of the disenfranchised. It's slogan is to "fight for equality" which ultimately means serving women at the expense of men. It's central tenets such as Rape Culture or the Pay Gap have been shown to be blatant misconceptions to outright lies yet they still persist.

3) The SMP. Concepts like AF/BB, Hypergamy, SMV, Briffault's law, Cuckolding, Male Disposability, etc.... These concepts are meant to discuss detrimental aspects of dating that men face in our culture. You will not find these concepts discussed anywhere else but on the manosphere.

4) Frame. This is the leading positive aspect of RP ideology. It amounts to putting your needs first in life and not breaking your integrity for a woman. It can only be realized after you have digested the negative aspects of TRP.

People like to talk a lot about how TRP is angry, bitter, even hateful. It's because the anger serves a function. It drives men to take the pussy off the pedestal which is arguably the most important step towards becoming a RP man. All of their negative feelings surrounding their lack of success with women and doubts of self worth are either trivialized, ignored or downright shamed in the culture at large. Men have been repressing these emotions their whole lives and The Manosphere is the only place where men can get some relief.

TRP is about raising awareness. It teaches you to protect yourself.

The self-development is given lip service but is not actually a main feature of RP ideology. They say, "lift, make money, find your purpose in life..." but do not go into express detail of how to do to those things.

Because they can't. There's too much anger to focus on the positive aspects of a mans life. You cannot teach a man to inspire a woman to be loving and trustful when they are constantly being derided as sluts and whores.

Again, the anger serves a function. It clears the fog for the men in our culture and is necessary for most of us.