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Guys,

Here’s another contribution from Stevie; a charming rant against the evil of consumerism and it’s followers. Cheers Stevie for this article!

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As consumerism and commercialism take off into the stratosphere, has there been a steady erosion of social skills and a promotion of physical appearance as a compensation?

I say this because in Asia it seems to be at an extreme. In Hong Kong (and in commercialised European places such as Stockholm, Hamburg and London) it strikes me that social skills are dying a death. People stare like fuck but will go to great lengths to avoid speaking to each other.

Guys are now paying gurus to teach them basic socialising skills. In Asia people work 12 hours or more a day in a defined job where you don’t talk about non-work things much. After all, people might get an edge over you if they know about who you really are. Ironic that the rumour network (only among people you have know for ages) is so insistent!

It pays for business to promote cosmetics, clothes etc as the ways to gain happiness. For girls there has always been an element of this. Girls are judged in terms of reproductive fitness by their physical appearance more than men. But in today’s Asian (and Stockholmian) world no fucker seems to talk to each other beyond in a functional way. I hate this because it forces me to shut down vast parts of my personality. No one here ‘gets’ what I am on about – and it is not just the language barrier. It’s the lack of wide knowledge in the society.

I find myself not wanting to talk to the HK girls around me because they are so vacuous and have nothing to say. Sure, they spend tons of money on their hair and make up, but ultimately they bore me.

I remember practising the piano years ago at home. During my practice my sister would regularly put on a dumbass Australia soap opera and over-audio my piano. This made my musical efforts not only difficult but said to me that investing in musical or other self-development skills were to be shat upon by popular culture which had the importance of a goldfish’s literary education. Flush it down the toilet and no one misses it.

I like clubs with hot girls but those screens and loud music are chewing gum for the ears and eyes. They take away from the art of conversation. Is it designed like this to let the thick-skulled and vacuous people get away with it? It’s fine to dance but don’t let the fact that you have loud music give you an excuse not to develop your conversation skills. This is not the case for PUAs but can often be so for the general population.

And so ends my short rant against the people of today whose minds are easily influenced by shallow, fleeting consumerist influences. That type of person is ultimately unattractive because they have such a tenuous grip on their own reality. The reality of others is easily imposed upon their simple minds.

In the same way, I meet guys who say ‘If only I could get another 2 inches on my biceps I’d be king’, but they spend no time practising their social skills.

The other type I have met – some are thin, greying, not rich, and have routinely cleaned up in bars and clubs. I’ve seen them in action. They outdo me and I am proud to have them as friends and as people I can learn from.

Back to basics. We are dealing with prehistoric brains ultimately. Pay attention to current culture for sure but give it a nod rather than diving in so unthinkingly with a double consumerist back-flip which will not bring sustainable gold, or even a bronze medal, at the social Olympics.

Check out Stevie’s Web Site – mp3s, photos, reports and info:
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