I spoke at The 21 Convention      
Krauser PUA | July 22, 2019 | by krauserpua
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I was at THE 21 CONVENTION last weekend, in Warsaw, as a speaker. No
doubt many of you are curious as to what I thought of it, not least
because of the recent drama between T21C and ROLLO TOMASSI. Okay then,
let’s do it.

Firstly, I didn’t take sides in that drama. I read what both parties
had written and was able to reconstruct the events, from the so-called
doxxing of the cigar club meet-up, to the Red Man Group LLC tussle,
and the varied social media reaction from supporters of both sides. My
conclusion was easy to reach: nothing to do with me. I like Rollo and
he’s been good to me in the past. I didn’t yet know Anthony
Johnson and his team but seeing as I had been invited to his show and
given my promise to speak, I was going to speak.

I’m pleased to report the event weekend was a positive experience.

It was four days at the Marriot Hotel by the central station. The
lectures were delivered in a big auditorium and two (or three?)
smaller conference rooms were booked out for daily workshops. In
addition there was a pre-show meet’n’greet in the hotel bar (I
went), a paid VIP dinner (I didn’t go), a gratis Heroes dinner (I
did attend), and a final farewell meal (skipped). The scheduling was
intense with a couple of lectures each AM and PM, with workshops
sandwiched in the middle. There wasn’t a lot of downtime.

So, how were the speakers?

RICHARD GRANNON did several talks, the two most structured of which I
very much enjoyed. One was on _toxic passivity,_ his new concept for
the West’s cultural malaise, and he drew lots of cross-disciplinary
connections that I liked. His second was on evading, escaping, and
recovering from toxic relationships. In both cases he was a
well-prepared, knowledgeable and charismatic speaker. For me, these
talks were the highlight. I also attended his workshop on the last
day, which was also good. I’m amazed he didn’t drop dead from the
amount of time he spent presenting.

I caught the second half of ED LATIMORE‘s talk and it made me wish
I’d gotten out of bed earlier to catch all of it. He was a humble,
charming guy with good delivery and some interesting insights. I’d
always thought his Twitter was overly-dependent upon generic bromides
and platitudes so it was a nice surprise to find out there’s more
depth to him.

SOCRATES’s lecture opened the event, which I missed because
he’s a big lad and I’d talked shit about him in the past _[1]._
Now I think of it, I only caught half of the total talks. Probably a
missed opportunity. After meeting Socrates later, I decided I’ll
definitely catch the lecture when it comes onto YouTube.

My talk was a technical overview of the _London Daygame Model_, which
all my readers will be well familiar with. It was pretty dry and there
was so much to cover in an hour that I rather rushed it. It seemed to
go over well, but I won’t really know what I think of it until
it’s posted on T21C’s YouTube. Afterwards, GEORGE BRUNO
interviewed me in a breakout room and he handled it comfortably like a
pro.

On the last morning, while I still lay in bed, I got Anthony’s
invitation to do a RED MAN GROUP panel broadcast live. So I jumped in
the shower, pulled on my strides, and rushed out for one last
unexpected contribution. It was an hour. I was sitting next to
Socrates, so if you look carefully you’ll see me trembling.

So, have I deftly avoided addressing the criticisms I’d previously
raised against The 21 Convention in earlier blog posts? Yes, I have.
Let’s do so now. I entered the meet’n’greet on the first evening
with a few preconceptions, based on the Rollo drama, watching speakers
on YouTube and on social media, and word-on-the-street. I suppose you
could list my criticisms as follows:

1. It’s overpriced
2. The speakers are full of shit  (e.g. The Natural Lifestyles,
Blackdragon, Andrew Tate)
3. It’s a soulless cash-in on Red Pill popularity

What do I think now?

Regarding price, that’s for you to decide. Tickets seem to average
out at $1,499 so it’s for the customer to decide if that’s a good
deal. I spent lots of time talking to audience members and none of
them were grumbling about being short-changed. Quite the opposite,
they seemed hyped-up and eager for more. Each day was packed with
content and I felt the team were trying to provide as much value as
they could. _So do I recommend you go to the next one?_ Not
necessarily, it depends who is on. Look at the speaker list and decide
what you think it’s worth. In Warsaw, T21C delivered on what was
advertised (subject to Rollo-related cancellations) and the audience
liked it.

The speakers were of varying quality, imo. Grannon was excellent.
Latimore was pretty good, and I’d like to think I was too. I missed
too many talks to comment much further. There were a few duds. IVAN
THRONE probably shouldn’t spend so much time talking about ninja spy
networks and giving generic advice. RYAN BLACK should stop lying about
his results with women _[2]_. JOHN COOPER needs to resolve his fear of
rejection_ [3]_

Though I missed talks, I did get to chat to some speakers. Socrates
and ALEXANDER CORTES both impressed me favourably in person, having
more gravitas and charisma than I’d expected from the videos I’d
seen. We had a good long chat. They also contributed well to the Red
Man Group panel I was on. STEVE WILLIAMS hosted it and he has a very
engaging lively manner that is really well-suited to the role. It was
fun being on there.

So, that brings me to my updated thoughts on criticism number three:
is it just a cash-in? Having spoken to Anthony and watched how he and
his team conducted themselves backstage, I was left with the
impression that they are sincerely putting on the best shows they can
and are fully-invested in the manosphere / red pill message. Sure,
it’s a business and people want to get paid, but they really want
their message out there.

_I’ll link my three videos as and when they appear on the respective
YouTube channels. So, thanks to the T21C team for having me, and no
hard feelings on Rollo. I’m still not taking sides._

[1] Joking. I was badly hung over and couldn’t get out of bed.
[2] His second slide made the claim, and I quote, that after shagging
just three women in his life, he went to a Sasha Daygame bootcamp and
within six months had “a harem of six model-quality women who all
knew about each other”. Well, Ryan, you kept them
well-fucking-hidden in 2010 didn’t you? I know if I’d been
rattling half a dozen models I’d have been flaunting it across the
London Seduction Society like _A RIGHT FUCKING TWAT_. But no, you kept
it so secret that not a single person in the dozens I knew in the 2010
London community can recall you _ever_ being seen with a hot girl. You
had us fooled into thinking you were just a talentless goon wandering
the streets of Covent Garden doing crappy daygame. Did the models’
agency make you sign an NDA and force you to destroy the evidence?
[3] He’s got a Social Heartistry YouTube channel. You’ll soon see
what I mean.
 
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