Sage Advice From Older Man To Young Men:

[GG]

1. Don't pick on the weak. It's immoral. Don't antagonize the strong without cause. It's 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 bullshiat 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, biatching, 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 shiat.

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 powerful 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 "fark 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 farking 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 shiat 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 farking 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 "fark 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 you're 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. Statistically, women are happier than men. The myth that girls are being cheated by our 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 farked 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.

~ Unknown
 
Borrowed from AirForceVet at Fark

http://www.fark.com/cgi/users.pl?login=AirForceVet

[waterboy]

I like you. I like your list. About 97% of it is spot on.
thanks.

[Cats Cats Cats]

I like you. I like your list. About 97% of it is spot on.
thanks.

Sooo the list is ok (Waterboy notice its from somebody else)
"Borrowed from AirForceVet at Fark"

But why is "AirForceVet's" list say he was a Marine.

We are also going to have to determine how many times he was shot at to determine the validity of his suggestions.

[buckeye]

I've seen this same sort of list but with a different tone.  This version gets a little preachy and whiny - ironic, given the nature of the advice...

[carltonplace]

The list told me not to take advice twice, so I've taken that advice to not accept the list's advice.

[waterboy]

It seems a little uh, cynical, but I really like the idea of trying to mentor younger men and offering advice. Not that I would have taken much of it when I was younger, but really, I can identify with a lot of it. I try to serve as an example for others who are often surprised that I faced the same decisions they do and made some of the same mistakes but came out okay. On the other hand, I would like to have avoided many of them.

I don't really care about its authenticity. Its sentiments are good. Preachy, yeah.

[we vs us]

Kinda wobbly in its attitude towards women.  Make friends with them, but don't hesitate to "fire" them if they don't bring joy to your life.  Don't cheat on them, but if you do, just don't do it in the house.  Don't trust them but cultivate them as friends.

Our Marine/Air Force Farker seems a bit conflicted about the ladies.

[buckeye]

I don't think the author has a single attitude regarding women in general, but different approaches based on the nature of the relationship.  It just sounds like advice from a hard donkey who's not immune to the stings of relationships.

Anybody ever hear of a website setup expressly for old folks to give advice to young people?   I've searched like crazy and never come up with anything...granted, rumors of the site in questions were circulating several years ago...

[mr.jaynes]

One piece of advice that was given me before I transferred out of Broken Arrow: old age and treachery overcome youth and skill every time. And that was so true. Still is.