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John Samson's avatar

This is true. Non-junk status activity requires real sustained effort. It’s not always fun, progress can be slow, and your limitations will be exposed in ways that can’t be dreamed away. The weight-lifting higher status men keep emphasizing is a perfect example. The health & aesthetic benefits carry status, but that first year is brutal.

Focus on something long term. Leverage the tendency towards monomania to your advantage. Then the struggle becomes merely a means to an end.

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Luke Philp's avatar

Junk Status is great rhetoric. In the same way that junk food is non-nourishing and will leave you hungry for more junk.

Yes, high status men can play a lot of video games. But they also go outside, go to the gym and don't draw their identity from the screen.

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