Welcome to Your Quarter Life Crisis

You should be thankful, it's exactly these kinds of people who sign up for get rich/thin/attractive quick rebills instead of putting in any real effort.

But I agree, most of my friends don't seem to have much vision or purpose in life. It's always nice to go to affiliate summit and actually meet some people with ambition for a change.

I should do that. I should start surrounding myself with more like minded individuals. Make some friends and learn a thing or two about this industry.
 


I don't even know where to get started with my reply to this article, and to this thread.

First of all, it's clear from the first two paragraphs that the guy in this article is a beta male with a total lack of desire and direction in his life from the get go...

They’ve been sort-of dating for a while now, but they’re not willing to commit to each other: he likes her, but doesn’t know if he always will. She can’t decide if she likes him more or less than the other two guys she’s sleeping with.

Clearly a beta male. If this is any of you, it's time to grow a fucking pair and become a man.

1) If the sex sucks, kick the bitch out and find another

2) If you're not willing to commit after "a while", kick the bitch out and find another

3) If she's sleeping with two other guys, beat the shit out of them (or pay someone to do it), kick the bitch out and find another

He bikes to work at an advertising agency, where he uses his master’s in English

This douche went all the way through to a MASTERS in ENGLISH?! If his goal was to work at an advertising agency, it wouldn't have been with this degree. I'm already starting to think Mister Nancy here doesn't want to commit because he probably doesn't actually like girls. Bottom line - Arts degrees are borderline useless - especially if your goal is 'work in giant corporation and make money doing so'

spends several hours reading music blogs and watching movie trailers, periodically Twittering updates about his workday to his 74 followers

So what we have is a beta male nerd with a relatively useless 8-year college degree that sits on his ass on the Internet for hours doing jack fuck all. Time to turn the monitor off and find something to do... you can start with learning how to command the attention of women and replacing that piece of shit girlfriend, bro.

He doesn’t really hate his job,

Good - to be honest, this epic waste of skin should feel lucky he has a job at all

but feels as if his skin is crawling with vermin most of the time that he’s there,

Perhaps that's because you sit around playing with bullshit like Twitter and Youtube all day?

so he has a plan to move to Thailand

Oh, great idea. DEFINITELY MOVE A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS AND CAN'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. You'll be totally set there with your amazing social skills

or to maybe write a book. Or go to law school.

Another 4 years invested in something totally unrelated to your goals can't hurt, now can it?!

He listlessly works through lunch,

Here's a hint: go find the dudes that AREN'T working through lunch, and that leave early, and that command respect and attention around the office and mimic their personality for a bit. They're the alphas, and if you aren't one, then you either become one or you lose.

then goes to the bar after work to meet up with some university friends,

Betas befriend betas.

where they talk about their jobs and make ironic jokes about other people.

Nothing like beta envy! Want to bet they're making jokes about alphas?

Back at home, he wonders why he feels so gross and empty after spending time with them, but it’s mostly better than being alone.

You might as well be alone than in a pack of sheeple...

The real issue here is what I like to call the "Pussification of Men" - something I intend to probably write a full-blown paper on during my time here at university. Sometime after the baby boom, during the rise of women's rights or shortly after, it became okay for boys to just not become men.

You see this everywhere; I mean from birth onwards. Remember spanking? I sure as fuck do... if I was out of line, I got my clock cleaned for it and I generally woke up a few minutes later seeing stars. Not anymore! The nanny state has taken over, so kids can't be disciplined. So what do you do? Hey, why not medication!

I could go on and on with examples of how boys are being steered away from becoming men, but I'm sure you all get the general idea. I'm 29, just finished the best decade of my life in which I made and spent a fuckton of money, traveled to over 20 countries, nailed an epic shitload of women, completed over 50 running races including 6 marathons and qualifying for Boston, and now at 29 started pre-med studies because I finally felt that it was time to start to accomplish this particular life goal.

Bottom line: if we had more alpha males, we'd have fewer of these bullshit made-up crybaby "quarter-life crises" in both genders.
 
Roundabout: Surely in a free country, the greatest freedom it can over is the choice to leave if you don't like it. And the greatest thing the leavers can do for the people that like the country is to leave. It should be win-win for the both of you.

It should, be it wont. Why does Michael Moore still live in the USA, if he hates it so much? Why do assholes like Tim Robbins (whom I admire greatly as an actor) his wife, Sean Penn, (do I really need to name them all), make such an issue about saying how they're ashamed to be Americans, yet they continue to reside here.

I'd just like to, for once, see someone move away if they really meant a word they said, so as to lead by demonstration vs. badmouthing the hand that feeds you.
 
Self proclaimed alpha male = pussified man = aka tangy.

Lets get back to the quality posts.

I don't even know where to get started with my reply to this article, and to this thread.

First of all, it's clear from the first two paragraphs that the guy in this article is a beta male with a total lack of desire and direction in his life from the get go...



Clearly a beta male. If this is any of you, it's time to grow a fucking pair and become a man.

1) If the sex sucks, kick the bitch out and find another

2) If you're not willing to commit after "a while", kick the bitch out and find another

3) If she's sleeping with two other guys, beat the shit out of them (or pay someone to do it), kick the bitch out and find another



This douche went all the way through to a MASTERS in ENGLISH?! If his goal was to work at an advertising agency, it wouldn't have been with this degree. I'm already starting to think Mister Nancy here doesn't want to commit because he probably doesn't actually like girls. Bottom line - Arts degrees are borderline useless - especially if your goal is 'work in giant corporation and make money doing so'



So what we have is a beta male nerd with a relatively useless 8-year college degree that sits on his ass on the Internet for hours doing jack fuck all. Time to turn the monitor off and find something to do... you can start with learning how to command the attention of women and replacing that piece of shit girlfriend, bro.



Good - to be honest, this epic waste of skin should feel lucky he has a job at all



Perhaps that's because you sit around playing with bullshit like Twitter and Youtube all day?



Oh, great idea. DEFINITELY MOVE A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS AND CAN'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. You'll be totally set there with your amazing social skills



Another 4 years invested in something totally unrelated to your goals can't hurt, now can it?!



Here's a hint: go find the dudes that AREN'T working through lunch, and that leave early, and that command respect and attention around the office and mimic their personality for a bit. They're the alphas, and if you aren't one, then you either become one or you lose.



Betas befriend betas.



Nothing like beta envy! Want to bet they're making jokes about alphas?



You might as well be alone than in a pack of sheeple...

The real issue here is what I like to call the "Pussification of Men" - something I intend to probably write a full-blown paper on during my time here at university. Sometime after the baby boom, during the rise of women's rights or shortly after, it became okay for boys to just not become men.

You see this everywhere; I mean from birth onwards. Remember spanking? I sure as fuck do... if I was out of line, I got my clock cleaned for it and I generally woke up a few minutes later seeing stars. Not anymore! The nanny state has taken over, so kids can't be disciplined. So what do you do? Hey, why not medication!

I could go on and on with examples of how boys are being steered away from becoming men, but I'm sure you all get the general idea. I'm 29, just finished the best decade of my life in which I made and spent a fuckton of money, traveled to over 20 countries, nailed an epic shitload of women, completed over 50 running races including 6 marathons and qualifying for Boston, and now at 29 started pre-med studies because I finally felt that it was time to start to accomplish this particular life goal.

Bottom line: if we had more alpha males, we'd have fewer of these bullshit made-up crybaby "quarter-life crises" in both genders.
 
Just as an aside - any 'man' who is wallowing in his self-pity and thinks he's having a 'crisis' might want to go have this for a read:

The Other Side of Kim - Essays

That's like the sum of everything I've realised in the last year. Very well said.

And the reason everyone should realise it's true is... women are attracted to aggression, confidence and a real man. They can't resist. Because that's the way it should be.

It's amazing when you realise that a chat up line like "You're a nasty girl aren't you" works 1000x better than some stupid funny funny joke.
 
And the reason everyone should realise it's true is... women are attracted to aggression, confidence and a real man.

Before any of you guys get confused and hyped up on your own testosterone, I'd like to just interject with: women are are attracted to confidence YES, aggression NO, Kind YES, doormats NO, Assertive YES, Asshole NO.

You guys need to find a balance if you want to find a complementary mate.*

That is all.

(*this is meant to address finding a long standing partner. If all you are looking for is a romp in the sack then by all means go with what works for you)
 
Turbo, are you trying to tell us that women know (any better than men) what it is they are looking for? ;)
 
Before any of you guys get confused and hyped up on your own testosterone, I'd like to just interject with: women are are attracted to confidence YES, aggression NO, Kind YES, doormats NO, Assertive YES, Asshole NO.

I agree with you but its a pretty thin line, and I think for most guys, they would probably do better err'ing on the asshole side then the pussy side. Just my opinion though.
 
Turbo, are you trying to tell us that women know (any better than men) what it is they are looking for? ;)

Hahaha. I think they know what they want from one moment to the next. The thing is, that variable is constantly changing based on their mood, perhaps the position of the moon, and some other factors.

Mastering this is important.
 
Hahaha. I think they know what they want from one moment to the next. The thing is, that variable is constantly changing based on their mood, perhaps the position of the moon, and some other factors.

Mastering this is important.


You are correct. I don't envy you guys at all. My husband says the way he copes is he's just factored in a massive change to my psyche every 6 months. Now what that change will be is the fun (scary?) part. He says it keeps things interesting.

@guerrilla ahhh but I am just a meager sample of one so maybe I just speak for myself. But as CEO of myself, the answer is a resounding, Yes.
 
If 27 year olds these days are having existential crises and moping around worrying about their futures, the quality and availability of Ecstacy has clearly declined significantly since I was that age.

Yeah!

The problem is that fun seems to have a limit and they can't get lost in that anymore!
 
Before any of you guys get confused and hyped up on your own testosterone, I'd like to just interject with: women are are attracted to confidence YES, aggression NO, Kind YES, doormats NO, Assertive YES, Asshole NO.

You guys need to find a balance if you want to find a complementary mate.*

That is all.

(*this is meant to address finding a long standing partner. If all you are looking for is a romp in the sack then by all means go with what works for you)

You are correct. I don't envy you guys at all. My husband says the way he copes is he's just factored in a massive change to my psyche every 6 months. Now what that change will be is the fun (scary?) part. He says it keeps things interesting.

@guerrilla ahhh but I am just a meager sample of one so maybe I just speak for myself. But as CEO of myself, the answer is a resounding, Yes.

I'll second Turbo on that - especially the fine line part, but then I don't have patience for weak members of either gender.