Advice to young men. (craigslist)

Found on Best of Craigslist; actually sad, really.
Although 6 seems true enough.
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Advice to Young Men from an Old Man
Date: 2007-02-15, 9:08AM PST

1. Don't pick on the weak. It's immoral. Don't antagonize
the strong without cause, its stupid.

2. Don't hate women. It's a waste of time

3. Invest in yourself. Material things come to those that
have self actualized.

4. Get in a fistfight, even if you are going to lose.

5. As a former Marine, take it from me. Don't join the
military, unless you want to risk getting your balls blown off
to secure other people's economic or political interests.

6. If something has a direct benefit to an individual or a
class of people, and a theoretical, abstract, or amorphous
benefit to everybody else, realize that the proponent's
intentions are to benefit the former, not the latter, no
matter what bullshit they try to feed you.

7. Don't be a Republican. They are self-dealing crooks with
no sense of honor or patriotism to their fellow citizens. If
you must be a Republican, don't be a 'conservative.' They are
whining, bitching, complaining, simple-minded self-righteous
idiots who think they're perpetual victims. Listen to talk
radio for a while, you'll see what I mean.

8. Don't take proffered advice without a critical analysis.
90% of all advice is intended to benefit the proponent, not
the recipient. Actually, the number is probably closer to
97%, but I don't want to come off as cynical.

9. You'll spend your entire life listening to people tell you
how much you owe them. You don't owe the vast majority of
people shit.

10. Don't undermine your fellow young men. Mentor the young
men that come after you. Society recognizes that you have the
potential to be the most power force in society. It scares
them. Society does not find young men sympathetic. They are
afraid of you, both individually and collectively. Law
enforcement's primary purpose is to suppress you.

11. As a young man, you're on your own. Society divides and
conquers. Unlike women who have advocates looking out for
them (NOW, Women's Study Departments, government, non-profit
organizations, political advocacy groups) almost no one is
looking out for you.

12. Young men provide the genius and muscle by which our
society thrives. Look at the Silicone Valley. By in large,
it was not old men or women that created the revolution we
live. Realize that society steals your contributions, secures
it with our intellectual property laws, and then takes credit
and the rewards where none is due.

13. Know that few people have your best interests at heart.
Your mother does. Your father probably does (if he stuck
around). Your siblings are on your side. Everybody else
worries about themselves.

14. Don't be afraid to tell people to 'Fuck off' when need
be. It is an important skill to acquire. As they say, speak
your piece, even if your voice shakes.

15. Acquire empathy, good interpersonal skills, and
confidence. Learn to read body language and non-verbal
communication. Don't just concentrate on your vocational or
technical skills, or you'll find your wife fucking somebody
else.

16. Keep fit.

17. Don't speak ill of your wife/girlfriend. Back her up
against the world, even if she's wrong. She should know that
you have her back. When she needs your help, give it. She
should know that you'll take her part.

18. Don't cheat on your wife/girlfriend. If you must cheat,
don't humiliate her. Don't risk having your transgressions
come back to her or her friends. Don't do it where you live.
Don't do it with people in your social circle. Don't shit in
your own back yard.

19. If your girlfriend doesn't make you feel good about
yourself and bring joy to your life, fire her. That's what
girlfriends are for.

20. Don't bother with 'emotional affairs.' They are just a
vehicle for women to flirt and have someone make them feel
good about themselves. That's the part of a relationship they
want. For you it is a lot of work and investment in time. If
they are having an emotional affair with you, they're probably
fucking someone else.

21. Becoming a woman's friend and confidant is not going to
get you into an intimate relationship. If you haven't gotten
the girl within a reasonably short period of time, chances are
you won't ever get her. She'll end up confiding to you about
the sexual adventures she's having with someone else.

22. Have and nurture friendships with women.

23. Realize that love is a numbers game. Guys fall in love
easily. You're going to see some girl and feel like you'll
die if you don't get her. If she rejects you, move on to the
next one. It's her loss.

24. Don't be an internet troll. Got out and live life.
There is not a cadre of beautiful women advertising on
Craigslist to have NSA sex with you. Beautiful women don't
need to advertise. The websites that advertise with
attractive women's photos and claims of loneliness are
baloney. All they want is your money and your personal
information so that they can market to you. The posts on
Craigslist by young 'women' seeking NSA sex, and asking for a
picture are just a bunch of gay troll pic collectors. This is
especially true if the post uses common gay lexicon like
'hole' as in 'fuck my hole' or seeks 'masculine' men, or
uses the word cock (except in the context of 'Don't send a
cock shot.') There are women on Craigslist. They are easily
recognizable by their 2-5 paragraph postings. Most are in
their 30's or older.

25. When you become a man in full, know that people will get
in your way. People who are attracted to you will somehow
manage to step in your path. Gay guys will give you 'the
look.' Old people will somehow stumble in front of you at the
worst time. Don't get frustrated. Just step aside and go
about your business. Know that these are passive aggressive
methods to get you to acknowledge their existence.

26. Don't gay bash. Don't mentally or physically abuse
people because of who they are, or how they present
themselves. It's none of your business to try to intimidate
people into conformity.

27. If your gay, admit it to yourself, your parents, your
friends and society at large. Be prepared to get harassed.
See rule 14. If someone threatens you or assaults you, call
the cops. Have them arrested. You have no obligation to self
sacrifice because of who you are. As a gay person, you'll
have more social freedom than straight men. Use it to protect
yourself. Be prepared to get out of Dodge if your orientation
makes your life unbearable. Move to San Francisco, New York,
Atlanta, or New Orleans. You'll find a welcoming community
there.

28. Don't be a poser. Avoid being one of those dudes who
puts a surfboard on top of their car, but never surfs, or a
dude with a powder coated fixed gear bike and a messenger bag,
but was never a messenger. Live the life. Earn your bona
fides.

29. Don't believe the crap about the patriarchy. More women
are accepted and attend college. More degrees are awarded to
women than men. Women outlive men. More men commit suicide.
Men are twice as likely to be victims of violence, including
murder. If you consider sexual assaults in prisons, twice as
many men are raped as women (society thinks prison rape is
funny). The streets are littered with homeless men, sprinkled
with a few homeless women. Statically, women are happier than
men. The myth that girls are being cheated by are educational
system is belied by the fact that schools are bastions of
femininity, mostly run by and taught by women. Girls
outperform boys in school. It is the boys in school getting
fucked over, and prescribed ritalin for being boys. Real
wages for men are falling, while real wages for women are
rising. Just because someone says something enough times,
doesn't make it true. You have nothing to feel guilty about.

30. Remember, 97% of all advice is worthless. Take what you
can use, and trash the rest.

vicioustwist
san francisco
02-15-07

That is actually some great advice. Source?

That is actually some great advice. Source?

Argh. Unfortunately, many other people would agree.
(a url to the document is listed at the prologue)

Bizzare and harrowing.

Quite amusing, in its own way.

Is anyone else reminded of Baz Luhrmann's 'song', Everybody's Free?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xavFb4WH7o0