tl;dr LURK and learn the rules, culture, and etiquette before popping your mouth off in asktrp or this sub. This sub is about NUANCE presented in controversial and thought provoking ways on a taboo subject. Some of you will never get The Red Pill, and here's why.


Eternal September

As with all online communities, once something halfway decent is created it gets invaded by a bunch of clueless cunts who don't respect the etiquette or the culture, but naturally demand to be a part of the interesting culture that attracted them in the first place.

The phrase originates from Usenet, the first major internet discussion platform. Each September, a wave of college freshmen would get access and shit the place up until they learned how to comply with "netiquette" or stop using it.

AOL came along and started offering Usenet to any shithead with their CDs. The influx of idiots never ended as AOL exploded in popularity, thus creating an "eternal September" and destroying the original culture that made Usenet useful and popular in the first place.

You can hopefully appreciate the analogy.


Powertalk

What makes TRP so unique is that quality posts and quality posters are versed in powertalk. Powertalk is beautiful because it can only be explained allegorically - i.e. its inherent nature is NOT literal, so dictionary definitions just don't apply.

BUT, we have the luxury of being direct on this platform, so we can freely engage with the audience without care for social norms.

What the "sperg" or someone who needs to fucking lurk more can't understand is that good Red Pill Theory transcends the words by which it is written, but is direct.

We can make posts about how women don't have sex drives or TRP has too much respect for women and the real point is buried well underneath the headline.

A certain group of people (not just bloops, but fake reds as well) only look at TRP at face value, never understanding the context of what we are saying. This group has no powertalk skill.


Practical Examples of Powertalk

Since powertalk can only be explained by allegory, I would be remiss not to do so.

The Academic

Let's imagine a conversation about steroids. I argue against teenage steroid use by saying it is unlike alcohol. Alcohol is verboten because we don't think young teenagers are responsible enough to drink it, but steroids would have irreversible long-term health impacts when used at that age. The sperg responds,

"Yeah, but alcohol is BAD FOR YOU too!"

Anyone with decent EQ (emotional intelligence) can realize why all I could do was roll my eyes. I thought, "Do you not understand the bigger picture? Do you not understand what I'm saying beyond just my words?"

Arguments to inform are useful. Arguments to "win" are ego-based and useless. A common scheme by those arguing to "win" is intentionally missing the point - rather than considering adjusting their view, they change the subject.

In the academic context, a sperg fails to see the contextual false equivalence of teenage alcohol vs. steroid use. He cannot distinguish the literal from the meaning.

The Social

Social powertalk is more complicated, because it involves a human being as a third party. In the academic context, it's you and the other person vs. an idea. In social context, powertalk is you vs. the situation vs. the response of the other person.

To elaborate, TRP is "mainstream" within the fun and exciting parts of society. This is self-evident once you reach that level.

However, RP theory is never talked about directly - doing so would remove the critical centerpiece of powertalk, which is plausible deniability.

Let's say my (socially intelligent) buddy and I are out. I am gaming a girl. I disengage to go dance with some other thot across the room to get those dread and preselection juices flowing. I come back and he says "So, what's good?" and I respond with, "You know, just me doing me."

My buddy knows what's up immediately. BUT because of the way I expressed myself to the group, under no circumstance is that going to work against me.

The girl I was gaming can't accuse me of doing it to make her jealous, because I never said to anyone I was doing that. Even if my bro decides to white knight and rat me out, he's revealed his hand and the very act of being that direct is unattractive.

This is the essence of "Red Pill Awareness" - playing by these rules not only tips off people already in the know, but your ambiguity is a shield against anyone trying to blow up your spot.


Conclusions - If these sound like you, you need to LURK MORE

  • SOCIAL SETTINGS aka outside/IRL - It's not about being right, don't fucking talk about fight club.

When the new and eager sperg uses his RP knowledge in public like a dummy, he blows up the plausible deniability. Teasing girls about their orbiters or making them feel selfish for letting guys they won't fuck buy them drinks ruins the fun, even if that's what's happening.

Your motivation for doing this is inherently NOT socially adept. Learn to value the ambiguity. You are otherwise just alienating the type of people you want to be your friends and sexual partners.

  • ACADEMIC SETTINGS aka here - If direct straight talk with nuance blended in is pissing you off, you are conditioned to live in a world where "statement" trumps "context".

If I could take you all out and live a weekend of my life first hand, it would be infinitely easier than writing words. Even the biggest bloop would feel the red. But I have neither the desire nor time to do that - so I and the other guys who get it are doing the next best thing.

Don't waste our time because of your shortcomings - lurk, read, learn, and apply.

Shut your keyboard mouth until you have something thought-provoking to say.

Stop offering advice when 15 seconds of introspection would remove all doubt about your right to give it.

I am not here to sell you anything - I am doing this for free for people willing to listen and change. If that sounds like you, please lurk and then start posting.

The Red Pill is not for everyone. Embrace the culture that was built here or get the fuck out.