On the topic of Elliot Rodger, I read his so-called 'manifesto' a few years ago and found it quite interesting. He really seemed like a person made out of tissue paper. He had it so easy in life yet was incredibly focused on the one thing he couldn't obtain, women. I mean, he was born into a rich family, went to a good school, drove a nice car, and pretty much had won the genetic lottery of life but he chose to focus solely on his failures in regards to women. I would venture that he was trying way too hard and had far too much ego for his own good, and had he adjusted his approach a bit, he wouldn't have had the problems he had.
The term incel gets thrown around a lot, but especially when a man claims that he's done with women and relationships. It's really just a shaming tactic that doesn't work on anyone with some backbone. Last year I decided to give up on the prospect of relationships, dating, and all things related and found out that a lot of people really cannot stand when you try to seek happiness your own way. If you're doing it your way, it's the wrong way, you oughta do it *their* way. I just did a cost-benefit analysis and found that all of my romantic relationships with women never worked out, brought me a lot of grief and trouble, and that hanging around with fast women took a large toll on my mental health and my finances. I decided I'd only relate to women as friends and nothing more, and my life's been better since. I consider myself a perpetual bachelor. It's led to a great deal of self improvement, confidence and a boost of self-esteem. Plus, a lot less stress. It works for me.
Ultimately, Rodger's undoing was his ego and his fixation with relationships. Had he simply been taken aside and told that there's more to life and he oughtn't worry so much about his failures in that regard, he probably wouldn't have done what he did.
25-Apr-2018 21:27:07
