Treat Success Like A Video Game

[colton myers]

I read this post everyday before going to my work and motocross racing and acting classes, it's fucking amazing ngl,

 

[zenz10]

For God’s sake we all gonna make it

 

[Xangsane]

Life is simply a video game where you can't give up and log off.

The R&G (randomness element) is brutal.

You might be born as a 1 PSL orphan in an underdeveloped, wartorn nation.
You might be born in NYC to two loving, wealthy parents, whose genetics afforded you 7 PSL and 120 IQ.

Whatever situation you find yourself in, divorce yourself from ego, and make the best play.

If I told you that, to win $10,000, you would have to play a simulator-style game and help a bottom 1% person achieve a top 1% life, you would do it.

You would instruct the character to:

• Eat healthily
• Work hard and make a lot of money
• Go the gym
• Push themselves out of their comfort zone (socially)
• Read
• Seek out new experiences

As soon as one is forced to actually engage in productive behaviours, laziness, procrastination and excuses appear.

Most people know what they need to do. But something stops them from doing it.

There are many factors - but one of the most significant is ego.

When you play a game as a pixellated character, there is no sense of entitlement. Simply a knowledge that certain steps must be taken to achieve certain outcomes.

And yet, in real life (especially here) I see a mentality of unparalleled weakness (ironically, from those users who try and appear the most strong - by shitting on others who are trying to improve themselves and make positive contributions).

They make comments such as:

• 'No gym for your face'
• 'Chad doesn't read'
• '7 years in medical school, meanwhile Meeks gets signed off of a mugshot'

Ok. All of these comments might be true. So what?

Scathing comments such as these are really a symptom of someone who wants to make excuses for their lack of success in life. No matter what your current situation is, someone in a worse position has risen to great success and happiness.

This is not an attack on users who feel this way. I am trying to lead you to a better paradigm.

As I mentioned earlier, you must divorce yourself entirely from ego.

Religious values are deteriorating. We are returning to the state of the uncaring hypergamy that saw 17 women procreate for every one man at the start of the agricultural revolution. You must be better than ever to achieve above-average outcomes.

The first stage of this is accepting where you are. Acknowledge that you are not entitled to shit, that no-one (not even your parents) cares about your outcomes more than you do.

Every day, you make thousands of micro-decisions that dictate what kind of future you will have. When you walk into an exam, the outcome is pretty much settled; it is a result of your behaviour for the weeks, months and years leading up to that moment.

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Every time you make a choice that you logically know is wrong (that you would not tell your video-game character to make), remember that your competition is doing the opposite.

Those decisions have compounding effects over time. You and one of your competition might start in the same place (let's say slightly below average in every respect, for argument's sake).

In 10 years:

He:

• Is gymmaxxed, with an above average girlfriend
• Is making $100k per year (achievable for anyone with an average IQ)
• Has a decent social circle, and fills his weekends with sports, games nights and educational events
• Is happy

You:

• Are sitting in your parents' basement.

You stumble across a post that reads 'rate my normie friend's life transformation'.

You write 'Cope, he put in all this effort, yet Chad doesn't have to lift a finger for better outcomes'.

You are right.

Your life is also significantly worse than his.

Winning beats being 'right' every single time.

Remember that.

Life is like a videogame with no chance to win ...

Into the death! into the death! into the death! Go go! go go! go go! go go!

 

[MexicanShortHotGuy]

Chad does a lot of work btw.

Incels like to put excuses like "It's all predestined".

 

[unvanish]

This is one of the best if not the best threads that I have read on this forum, thanks for posting.

 

[Esteban1997]

I always knew life was like a simulation our Destiny has already been written before we we're born

 

[Elysia]

Its not R&G its RNG you clown

 

[BluePillow]

You make some good points here.

The problem is, as long as you're alive, you're part of the competition. Whether you like it or not.

So you may as well do your best.

I wanna chat

 

[Chadpreet_]

Bump

 

[Chadpreet_]

Agreed bro there is no point in complaining it won't change anything just take what you have and do your best

 

[Deleted member 46979]

Life is simply a video game where you can't give up and log off.

The R&G (randomness element) is brutal.

You might be born as a 1 PSL orphan in an underdeveloped, wartorn nation.
You might be born in NYC to two loving, wealthy parents, whose genetics afforded you 7 PSL and 120 IQ.

Whatever situation you find yourself in, divorce yourself from ego, and make the best play.

If I told you that, to win $10,000, you would have to play a simulator-style game and help a bottom 1% person achieve a top 1% life, you would do it.

You would instruct the character to:

• Eat healthily
• Work hard and make a lot of money
• Go the gym
• Push themselves out of their comfort zone (socially)
• Read
• Seek out new experiences

As soon as one is forced to actually engage in productive behaviours, laziness, procrastination and excuses appear.

Most people know what they need to do. But something stops them from doing it.

There are many factors - but one of the most significant is ego.

When you play a game as a pixellated character, there is no sense of entitlement. Simply a knowledge that certain steps must be taken to achieve certain outcomes.

And yet, in real life (especially here) I see a mentality of unparalleled weakness (ironically, from those users who try and appear the most strong - by shitting on others who are trying to improve themselves and make positive contributions).

They make comments such as:

• 'No gym for your face'
• 'Chad doesn't read'
• '7 years in medical school, meanwhile Meeks gets signed off of a mugshot'

Ok. All of these comments might be true. So what?

Scathing comments such as these are really a symptom of someone who wants to make excuses for their lack of success in life. No matter what your current situation is, someone in a worse position has risen to great success and happiness.

This is not an attack on users who feel this way. I am trying to lead you to a better paradigm.

As I mentioned earlier, you must divorce yourself entirely from ego.

Religious values are deteriorating. We are returning to the state of the uncaring hypergamy that saw 17 women procreate for every one man at the start of the agricultural revolution. You must be better than ever to achieve above-average outcomes.

The first stage of this is accepting where you are. Acknowledge that you are not entitled to shit, that no-one (not even your parents) cares about your outcomes more than you do.

Every day, you make thousands of micro-decisions that dictate what kind of future you will have. When you walk into an exam, the outcome is pretty much settled; it is a result of your behaviour for the weeks, months and years leading up to that moment.

View attachment 877555

Every time you make a choice that you logically know is wrong (that you would not tell your video-game character to make), remember that your competition is doing the opposite.

Those decisions have compounding effects over time. You and one of your competition might start in the same place (let's say slightly below average in every respect, for argument's sake).

In 10 years:

He:

• Is gymmaxxed, with an above average girlfriend
• Is making $100k per year (achievable for anyone with an average IQ)
• Has a decent social circle, and fills his weekends with sports, games nights and educational events
• Is happy

You:

• Are sitting in your parents' basement.

You stumble across a post that reads 'rate my normie friend's life transformation'.

You write 'Cope, he put in all this effort, yet Chad doesn't have to lift a finger for better outcomes'.

You are right.

Your life is also significantly worse than his.

Winning beats being 'right' every single time.

Remember that.

cope

 

[infini]

Even when shown how incels can have a chance to be on the same path as genetically gifted chads they still refuse it due to falling for memes and taking the easy assumption. Instead of purely wanting to help their own lives, which says a lot about them.

 

[infini]

This idea incels have of chad sitting all day in his bedroom rotting yet idolizing characters known for making actions they envy...

 

[bussi]

one of the best thread

 

[MOGMASTER69]

This is the best thread on the whole site. I come back and read it frequently. This is not only a very good mental model for making decisions, but actually an admirable philosophy for approaching life as a whole.

 

[2beltshawty]

all time great thread

 

[HTN_Mentalcel]

Life is simply a video game where you can't give up and log off.

Well I meannn....

 

[Esteban1997]

Ibest post ive red so far

 

[Deleted member 53927]

Bumping this amazing thread, it's too easy to get caught up in others lives and what we're missing out on with social media. Being grateful for what we have and improving whats in our control is key

 

[Esteban1997]

Mirin thread

 

[lepo2317]

Late reply but this post is reddit tier bs and it has 280 likes, this site is a joke. Bluepilled op idiot just said that if you hit gym you automatically have above looking gf. No, life isn't a fucking game where you can spend x time and get x results. Life is random bs but you are bluepilled idiot with sub 80 IQ or chad so you will never realize it. Fuck you op.

 

[CreepyJewel1]

do you really think we never tried, or at least never made any attempt at all? dude I literally tried to fix all my shit together, but it's fucking blocked by random things, and I am sitting on my ass all day every day thinking I can't change myself. The best example, I can't gymmax or either facemaxx because I have a heart issue that keeps the surgeons away from me, making them scared of anything with my body, not even my teeth. I literally went to the dentist 4 times, and 2 of them rejected, 2 of them agreed on the rotten teeth deal and also bracelets, but guess what happened? When I went to my health doctor to get my documentaries to show my dentist, I needed a heart surgery, which blocked me from getting another surgery done for like 6 months. and getting tickets to dental centers almost impossible, so I already aged and past my teen years without fixing any shit, and also my face evolved something even worse than my teen years, and my health level even got worse than ever, with a consistent headache every single day due to my sinusitis, toohache, and even worse now back pain started to hit as well. my life is a complete joke in every way possible, and I am here to swallow that overpill, sit my ass on a brownish, typical Ikea chair and complain about my life.

 

[HarrierDuBois]

One of the best threads I have read on here so far. Truer now more than ever as well 4 years later with PSL mainstream.

 

[ownsu]

R&G (randomness element)

What do you think the N in RNG stands for?

 

[Sub5 MOGGER]

cope

 

[Deleted member 67900]

unironically good thread, people need to wake tf up maybe they will get something

 

[Deleted member 66828]

R&G? I think you are meaning RNG (random number generation)

 

[Phantomivy]

Life is simply a video game where you can't give up and log off.

The R&G (randomness element) is brutal.

You might be born as a 1 PSL orphan in an underdeveloped, wartorn nation.
You might be born in NYC to two loving, wealthy parents, whose genetics afforded you 7 PSL and 120 IQ.

Whatever situation you find yourself in, divorce yourself from ego, and make the best play.

If I told you that, to win $10,000, you would have to play a simulator-style game and help a bottom 1% person achieve a top 1% life, you would do it.

You would instruct the character to:

• Eat healthily
• Work hard and make a lot of money
• Go the gym
• Push themselves out of their comfort zone (socially)
• Read
• Seek out new experiences

As soon as one is forced to actually engage in productive behaviours, laziness, procrastination and excuses appear.

Most people know what they need to do. But something stops them from doing it.

There are many factors - but one of the most significant is ego.

When you play a game as a pixellated character, there is no sense of entitlement. Simply a knowledge that certain steps must be taken to achieve certain outcomes.

And yet, in real life (especially here) I see a mentality of unparalleled weakness (ironically, from those users who try and appear the most strong - by shitting on others who are trying to improve themselves and make positive contributions).

They make comments such as:

• 'No gym for your face'
• 'Chad doesn't read'
• '7 years in medical school, meanwhile Meeks gets signed off of a mugshot'

Ok. All of these comments might be true. So what?

Scathing comments such as these are really a symptom of someone who wants to make excuses for their lack of success in life. No matter what your current situation is, someone in a worse position has risen to great success and happiness.

This is not an attack on users who feel this way. I am trying to lead you to a better paradigm.

As I mentioned earlier, you must divorce yourself entirely from ego.

Religious values are deteriorating. We are returning to the state of the uncaring hypergamy that saw 17 women procreate for every one man at the start of the agricultural revolution. You must be better than ever to achieve above-average outcomes.

The first stage of this is accepting where you are. Acknowledge that you are not entitled to shit, that no-one (not even your parents) cares about your outcomes more than you do.

Every day, you make thousands of micro-decisions that dictate what kind of future you will have. When you walk into an exam, the outcome is pretty much settled; it is a result of your behaviour for the weeks, months and years leading up to that moment.

View attachment 877555

Every time you make a choice that you logically know is wrong (that you would not tell your video-game character to make), remember that your competition is doing the opposite.

Those decisions have compounding effects over time. You and one of your competition might start in the same place (let's say slightly below average in every respect, for argument's sake).

In 10 years:

He:

• Is gymmaxxed, with an above average girlfriend
• Is making $100k per year (achievable for anyone with an average IQ)
• Has a decent social circle, and fills his weekends with sports, games nights and educational events
• Is happy

You:

• Are sitting in your parents' basement.

You stumble across a post that reads 'rate my normie friend's life transformation'.

You write 'Cope, he put in all this effort, yet Chad doesn't have to lift a finger for better outcomes'.

You are right.

Your life is also significantly worse than his.

Winning beats being 'right' every single time.

Remember that.

This is very solid advice because at the end of the day if you keep trying you will make it just a matter of when

 

[(In)CelibatePsycho2]

 

[mogger33]

Life is simply a video game where you can't give up and log off.

The R&G (randomness element) is brutal.

You might be born as a 1 PSL orphan in an underdeveloped, wartorn nation.
You might be born in NYC to two loving, wealthy parents, whose genetics afforded you 7 PSL and 120 IQ.

Whatever situation you find yourself in, divorce yourself from ego, and make the best play.

If I told you that, to win $10,000, you would have to play a simulator-style game and help a bottom 1% person achieve a top 1% life, you would do it.

You would instruct the character to:

• Eat healthily
• Work hard and make a lot of money
• Go the gym
• Push themselves out of their comfort zone (socially)
• Read
• Seek out new experiences

As soon as one is forced to actually engage in productive behaviours, laziness, procrastination and excuses appear.

Most people know what they need to do. But something stops them from doing it.

There are many factors - but one of the most significant is ego.

When you play a game as a pixellated character, there is no sense of entitlement. Simply a knowledge that certain steps must be taken to achieve certain outcomes.

And yet, in real life (especially here) I see a mentality of unparalleled weakness (ironically, from those users who try and appear the most strong - by shitting on others who are trying to improve themselves and make positive contributions).

They make comments such as:

• 'No gym for your face'
• 'Chad doesn't read'
• '7 years in medical school, meanwhile Meeks gets signed off of a mugshot'

Ok. All of these comments might be true. So what?

Scathing comments such as these are really a symptom of someone who wants to make excuses for their lack of success in life. No matter what your current situation is, someone in a worse position has risen to great success and happiness.

This is not an attack on users who feel this way. I am trying to lead you to a better paradigm.

As I mentioned earlier, you must divorce yourself entirely from ego.

Religious values are deteriorating. We are returning to the state of the uncaring hypergamy that saw 17 women procreate for every one man at the start of the agricultural revolution. You must be better than ever to achieve above-average outcomes.

The first stage of this is accepting where you are. Acknowledge that you are not entitled to shit, that no-one (not even your parents) cares about your outcomes more than you do.

Every day, you make thousands of micro-decisions that dictate what kind of future you will have. When you walk into an exam, the outcome is pretty much settled; it is a result of your behaviour for the weeks, months and years leading up to that moment.

View attachment 877555

Every time you make a choice that you logically know is wrong (that you would not tell your video-game character to make), remember that your competition is doing the opposite.

Those decisions have compounding effects over time. You and one of your competition might start in the same place (let's say slightly below average in every respect, for argument's sake).

In 10 years:

He:

• Is gymmaxxed, with an above average girlfriend
• Is making $100k per year (achievable for anyone with an average IQ)
• Has a decent social circle, and fills his weekends with sports, games nights and educational events
• Is happy

You:

• Are sitting in your parents' basement.

You stumble across a post that reads 'rate my normie friend's life transformation'.

You write 'Cope, he put in all this effort, yet Chad doesn't have to lift a finger for better outcomes'.

You are right.

Your life is also significantly worse than his.

Winning beats being 'right' every single time.

Remember that.

water

 

[cocoabutter]

I read this 1 year ago when I was studying to civil service exam and today I received my 1st salary, good thread, thanks for inspiration. Now, I wanted to keep climbing my career as public servant ( the new challenge )

 

[Clark]

You can make the best of what you can of your mediocre genetics.

Just don't be delusional and think you can outwork chad and win in the end though. Especially if he does decide to put in effort.

The problem is some people think they can overcome geniuses through just working hard and then get angry when it doesn't work out.

Even a fucking Children's cartoon like Naruto shows genetics>hard work. Otherwise Rock Lee would be Hokage and not Naruto (Son of the 4th Hokage and descendent of a Shinobi God)

You will never achieve anything in your life if you watch anime

 

[BlobbyJelly]

Roger that, on it. Enjoyable read.

 

[pprimus43]

Life is simply a video game where you can't give up and log off.

The R&G (randomness element) is brutal.

You might be born as a 1 PSL orphan in an underdeveloped, wartorn nation.
You might be born in NYC to two loving, wealthy parents, whose genetics afforded you 7 PSL and 120 IQ.

Whatever situation you find yourself in, divorce yourself from ego, and make the best play.

If I told you that, to win $10,000, you would have to play a simulator-style game and help a bottom 1% person achieve a top 1% life, you would do it.

You would instruct the character to:

• Eat healthily
• Work hard and make a lot of money
• Go the gym
• Push themselves out of their comfort zone (socially)
• Read
• Seek out new experiences

As soon as one is forced to actually engage in productive behaviours, laziness, procrastination and excuses appear.

Most people know what they need to do. But something stops them from doing it.

There are many factors - but one of the most significant is ego.

When you play a game as a pixellated character, there is no sense of entitlement. Simply a knowledge that certain steps must be taken to achieve certain outcomes.

And yet, in real life (especially here) I see a mentality of unparalleled weakness (ironically, from those users who try and appear the most strong - by shitting on others who are trying to improve themselves and make positive contributions).

They make comments such as:

• 'No gym for your face'
• 'Chad doesn't read'
• '7 years in medical school, meanwhile Meeks gets signed off of a mugshot'

Ok. All of these comments might be true. So what?

Scathing comments such as these are really a symptom of someone who wants to make excuses for their lack of success in life. No matter what your current situation is, someone in a worse position has risen to great success and happiness.

This is not an attack on users who feel this way. I am trying to lead you to a better paradigm.

As I mentioned earlier, you must divorce yourself entirely from ego.

Religious values are deteriorating. We are returning to the state of the uncaring hypergamy that saw 17 women procreate for every one man at the start of the agricultural revolution. You must be better than ever to achieve above-average outcomes.

The first stage of this is accepting where you are. Acknowledge that you are not entitled to shit, that no-one (not even your parents) cares about your outcomes more than you do.

Every day, you make thousands of micro-decisions that dictate what kind of future you will have. When you walk into an exam, the outcome is pretty much settled; it is a result of your behaviour for the weeks, months and years leading up to that moment.

View attachment 877555

Every time you make a choice that you logically know is wrong (that you would not tell your video-game character to make), remember that your competition is doing the opposite.

Those decisions have compounding effects over time. You and one of your competition might start in the same place (let's say slightly below average in every respect, for argument's sake).

In 10 years:

He:

• Is gymmaxxed, with an above average girlfriend
• Is making $100k per year (achievable for anyone with an average IQ)
• Has a decent social circle, and fills his weekends with sports, games nights and educational events
• Is happy

You:

• Are sitting in your parents' basement.

You stumble across a post that reads 'rate my normie friend's life transformation'.

You write 'Cope, he put in all this effort, yet Chad doesn't have to lift a finger for better outcomes'.

You are right.

Your life is also significantly worse than his.

Winning beats being 'right' every single time.

Remember that.

This is the best thread I have ever read on this site

 

[Deleted member 110759]

Great post and gives a lot of hope fuel. If one just stays focused, even when they are wavering, they can achieve their goals. The compounding interest of good habits and decisions/time management is massive.

Ego is a huge obstacle that many would think only occurs for chad. But it is something that affects everyone, and I find myself battling it every day. As I feel I desire something, or it's not my fault, therefore no one can blame me for failing. The "You are right." part is fundamental because many of us are in fact right. But so what? What are you going to do now?

 

[AustrianMogger]

Posts like these are why I'm on .me

what is .me?