Men only respect strength

ihaphleas · 2018-07-06T18:02:27+00:00

Power, not strength. People respect power. Women are attracted to power. What is power? Taking an analogy from physics, which stole it from language, power is the ability to do work in a short amount of time.

Power is the ability to get shit done now. Money gives power ... as long as what you want is for sale. Political/social influence gives power ... as long as other people can provide what you want. Physical power is power ... as long as you just need to move a physical object. Intellect gives power ... as long as you're given a bit of time to plan. People weigh each of these forms of power differently, but they are all are power, more or less convertible into one another.

Of course, raw bodily power has hardly any economic use anymore for the vast majority of people, but the appearance of it still confers/signals some social standing.

Edit: Note that people may weigh the components of power, namely strength and speed, differently as well. Clearly this guy is focused on strength, but being able to get work done quickly is also important.

Mr-Ed209 · 2018-07-06T23:33:54+00:00

Theres a great Jordan Peterson bit about it where he says you should develop a temperament that when people interact with you, they know within the first 5 seconds through instinct that messing with you is a bad idea.

At first, I did it only when he provoked me, but then I moved on to do it every now and then just to keep him on the edge.

That's the way. It's easy to think eye for an eye - only give shit in response when somebody else gives you shit. But the truth is you will always grant the upper hand to the individual who 'strikes first'. You may as well strike when he's unprepared as well for your own point scoring if need be. The big thing is though, power corrupts. When people sense weakness they push at it. They do so, not because they wish to cause harm to you, but because they derive some advantage to themselves from doing so - the belittling of the individual is almost an unfortunate side effect.

For example, a guy might belittle some one, realise he can get away with it and realise his peers laugh and respect his dominance for doing so. They guy keeps up the bullying because he is rewarded by it in some fashion. It's why bullies don't really bother to be aggressors if no one else is around to witness it.

pressurevoid · 2018-07-06T17:48:16+00:00

Be strategic. Everybody has weak spots. If he picks someone weak he´s weak too.

Confront him in front of someone he likes, but a smart confrontation maintaining calmness.

Find something you are better, "hardworking, inteligence, etc", make him play in your field.

You could eventually simulate feel submissive, until one day he will be vuulnerable with overconfidence. It could be something at work or in life. Crocodiles are massive predators and they kill by ambush.

I´m a big black guy, but not very assertive, but i learn fast and in the "office" people try to put me in "team player" position, and being condescendent

With time the work start to speak for himself. From superiority to fear.

The ambush was time. the territory was performance.

Sharks are only predators in water and polar bears would die in hours in the mojave desert.

Scuzzin · 2018-07-06T20:33:24+00:00

You can just mind your own in this world and people will still try and mess with you. It's because they have labeled you "weak" or "not sure if he belongs in the strong box or not." It's funny to see how people react to a taste of their own medicine though. When another man tries to bust your balls with some shit and you throw it back at him either you will both laugh and become friends or his fragile ego won't allow him to process what you just said to him and you will not be friends.

Despacit0 · 2018-07-06T18:48:40+00:00

Men respect other men who gets their shit done and knows what they want in life. You often see buffed up dudes working for a skinny manager. You often see 6'4 dudes working for a 5'3 manager. Appearance ain't all that, respect doesn't come from having a good physical appearance.

Cultist_of_Mars · 2018-07-06T21:42:46+00:00

WILL TO POWER IS EVERYTHING!

KanDeMan2 · 2018-07-07T17:13:49+00:00

I mainly ate the red pill because of 20 years of blue pill frustration marriage....and it has helped with my wife.....and with other females....

But do you want to know where it really helped? With other men. Those that haven't shown some type of submission to me have withdrawn from my life altogether....which is fine by me.

Now keep in mind....even in my blue pill days I lifted hard. I was always A 6'2" 235 lb linebacker type....But the change, especially with men, did not come until I consumed AND PUT INTO PRACTICE the red pill...ie, Holding eye contact until they look down or away, Spreading out to consume space, Always being on top with the hand shake and applying just a little more pressure than them, Speaking just a little bit louder and in a lower tone than them, Slapping them on the back/physically dominating.....etc.

This shit works wonders.....King Kong beating his chest gets made fun of around here....I don't care.....That is the image you need around other men.

Bad_nuggets69 · 2018-07-07T01:51:24+00:00

The dude was just giving you shit. When you started giving him shit - it showed you didn’t fear him and were down the play the game. I give shit to all the guys at the office as a way to get them comfortable around me to facilitate a good work environment and build trust. I imagine ancient hunters fucked with each other constantly and tried to prod and break each other down - rather break down in friendly territory than in a hunt or battlefield.

zyqkvx · 2018-07-06T23:32:54+00:00

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Short video. A must listen to for those not familiar.

ahab_dies · 2018-07-07T14:14:20+00:00

I'm curious as to why people were going after you. The only people I've had turn against me at work are those whom I beat to a promotion.

Not trying to say there was a reason for it or that you're flawed, I just feel there is a part of this story left untold. It could enlighten us more about what kind of guy you are, give us some back story as to why these people felt threatened by you and attacked in the first place.

MrMelbourne · 2018-07-09T07:06:58+00:00

Having worked long term in a female dominated workplace and also being a Red-Piller for the last 10 or so years, my advice is as follows.

Women also respect strength but will continually test it, as will most men. When you are at work, or interacting with your colleagues you MUST ALWAYS be calm and non-reactive, even if you are seething inside. If you feel that you are about to burst into a tirade, take a deep breath, excuse yourself and leave. Go somewhere where you can calm yourself down or go for a walk.

Women in the workplace ALWAYS have the option of playing the victim and will regularly do so. One way to get around this is to also (strategically) play the victim to her actions/words and show the boss/supervisor how her words/actions have negatively impacted on your ability to get what you needed to do done, despite your efforts.

Women in the workplace can be VERY sneaky and manipulative. One strategy is to catch them off-guard is to actually (strategically) be nice to them.

Be very careful about which ones you trust and even then, only trust them in a way that serves their self interest. A woman's self-interest trumps everything. Go against her self-interest and she will throw you under a bus without any hesitation.

Women in the workplace will always form cliques that serve their self interest. If another clique serves their self interest better, they will jump over to that clique.

When women work alongside men, you will be surprised how many of them and how often they leech off men by asking for advice or help on how to do this and how to do that. If you fall into this trap, they will not stop and then make you out to be the bad guy when you try to.

Remember, a favour repeated often enough then becomes an expectation and then an obligation!

Your ability, strengths and skills in the workplace are there for you to do your job as best you can, to impress your boss and to make yourself invaluable to your boss. NOT to impress your female colleagues. So do not fall into this trap.

zyqkvx · 2018-07-06T23:17:58+00:00

I don't know about the 'manipulative bitch' part simply because that's a automatic HR harpy celebration and dismissal.

takobozu · 2018-07-07T08:01:09+00:00

you have a victim complex (probably because you are short). Lift.

kayfab · 2018-07-07T13:57:08+00:00

You tell him to is face, to shut the fuck up.

I am tall 46 now been training for 30y, i was always ready to help people, being nice and i got jerked around.

This year i took a stand 3 guys at my job ugly as fuck, laughed at me, i put them all back in there place and now they are scared. People are just that scared until you get mad and tell it to there face then they fear you.

teka7 · 2018-07-07T12:08:50+00:00

At first, I did it only when he provoked me, but then I moved on to do it every now and then just to keep him on the edge.

so you did exactly what he did? Now that shows me everything....

livefast06 · 2018-07-09T23:40:35+00:00

When my friend's stepdad moved in with his mom and instantly (with no fight) put 2 hobby cars, tools galore, and his cd collection with a radio in the garage; I knew what this guy was about. When my dad became friends with him, I knew what was going on: Instill your frame (requires strength), maintaining it for the long term is gives you power. As long as you do this, men will respect you and women will be soaking in their pants.

Sumsar01 · 2018-07-12T13:14:51+00:00

I've always found that i have to hold back when jabbing back at people. I have a nose for smelling peoples insecurities and I don't want to destroy them. The smaller rats don't want to play if they always loose.

gooberpatrolll · 2018-07-18T22:57:55+00:00

Men will only push you as far as you're willing to go. You are no exclusion to the rule - you'll only push as far as you're willing to go too.

When I was younger there have been times where I let shit slide in situations like this over and over because I thought the guy saying it was so obviously beneath me that it was a totally obvious beta move. I viewed it in the same vein as a 100lb handicap dude trying to swing at me - even replying with 1 stiff jab would make me look out of a control in my mind.

After a little while I realized how there's no point to hold back. These guys are basically begging to be put in their place, to find ((exactly)) where their place is. They're testing to see how far they can get with you because they want to find a line and not cross it.

The best thing to do IMO is to banter back but with more restraint. You pick at them at a lower level because they are at a lower level. And increase in accordance.

Title	Men only respect strength
Author	Nix54
Upvotes	185
Comments	52
Date	July 6, 2018 5:28 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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