[WARNING] “Pilates” is the start of neo-social class signalling warfare. Be prepared

[Seth Walsh]

Scenario A:

Average person unknowing of the Pilates / social signalling pill

“Oh, I started Pilates a few months ago. My back was sore from sitting at a desk. Honestly, it’s harder than it looks. I still go to the gym too. It helps my posture. How was your weekend?”

Scenario B is where it gets brutal and cutthroat:



“
So I did Pilates before work this morning. I almost skipped cause it’s been manic at the office, but I hate missing my Wednesday class.” “Then I grabbed an oat flat white before heading into the firm”.

been so busy since the deal closed, but I’m trying to protect my mornings.”


And notice, the implied message. “I am busy but balanced”

 

[nigHT.143]

i have too much free time

 

[Seth Walsh]

i have too much free time

Are you just back from a high class Pilates session?

 

[nigHT.143]

Are you just back from a high class Pilates session?

no sorry im back from a low class planet fitness session

 

[KeepCopingLads]

Scenario A:

Average person unknowing of the Pilates / social signalling pill

“Oh, I started Pilates a few months ago. My back was sore from sitting at a desk. Honestly, it’s harder than it looks. I still go to the gym too. It helps my posture. How was your weekend?”
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Scenario B is where it gets brutal and cutthroat:



“
So I did Pilates before work this morning. I almost skipped cause it’s been manic at the office, but I hate missing my Wednesday class.” “Then I grabbed an oat flat white before heading into the firm”.

been so busy since the deal closed, but I’m trying to protect my mornings.”


And notice, the implied message. “I am busy but balanced”
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fake it till you make it
(ie guest pass at a luxury gym and larp being someone important )

 

[drainaizim]

Scenario A:

Average person unknowing of the Pilates / social signalling pill

“Oh, I started Pilates a few months ago. My back was sore from sitting at a desk. Honestly, it’s harder than it looks. I still go to the gym too. It helps my posture. How was your weekend?”
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Scenario B is where it gets brutal and cutthroat:



“
So I did Pilates before work this morning. I almost skipped cause it’s been manic at the office, but I hate missing my Wednesday class.” “Then I grabbed an oat flat white before heading into the firm”.

been so busy since the deal closed, but I’m trying to protect my mornings.”


And notice, the implied message. “I am busy but balanced”
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ik some people who go to pilates classes to connect and network lol

 

[bluebandz]

Scenario A:

Average person unknowing of the Pilates / social signalling pill

“Oh, I started Pilates a few months ago. My back was sore from sitting at a desk. Honestly, it’s harder than it looks. I still go to the gym too. It helps my posture. How was your weekend?”
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Scenario B is where it gets brutal and cutthroat:



“
So I did Pilates before work this morning. I almost skipped cause it’s been manic at the office, but I hate missing my Wednesday class.” “Then I grabbed an oat flat white before heading into the firm”.

been so busy since the deal closed, but I’m trying to protect my mornings.”


And notice, the implied message. “I am busy but balanced”
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interesting

 

[Seth Walsh]

fake it till you make it
(ie guest pass at a luxury gym and larp being someone important )

guest pass = pedo hanging at a playground

The whole point is you need to be embedded in the network - and the Pilates is just the signalling

 

[Seth Walsh]

interesting

Thank you! Appreciate it. It’s a phenomenon


Social class stuff will completely take over old looks blackpill stuff in years to come

Completely inevitable

 

[Seth Walsh]

ik some people who go to pilates classes to connect and network lol

Well there we go !

JFL

 

[bluebandz]

Thank you! Appreciate it. It’s a phenomenon


Social class stuff will completely take over old looks blackpill stuff in years to come

Completely inevitable

I don’t think it will take over looks by any means but this is obviously not something we can control. I think social class is incredibly important nonetheless and I already see literally near perfect girls like your dream girl bro going for social class and beta buxx
Your thread was something I expected to be stupid and when i finished reading it I thought i completely wasted my time but after rereading i noticed it’s a very interesting thing

 

[Seth Walsh]

For example:


Same words: “I did Pilates this morning.”


Panel A

• Desk worker
• “My physio told me my back was cooked.”
• Wore a 10-year-old T-shirt.
• Forgot to bring water.

Panel B

• Corporate associate
• Matching Alo set.
• Erewhon/Starbucks cup.
• “Trying to protect my mornings.”
• Posts mirror selfie.
• Caption: Balance.

Bottom caption:


It’s not the exercise. It’s the narrative.

 

[L(oser)ooksmaxxer]

Pilates gotta be the most useless shit ever bro what do they even do trainers out here just scamming these people

 

[Seth Walsh]

Pilates gotta be the most useless shit ever bro what do they even do trainers out here just scamming these people

Pilates

It’s not the exercise, it’s the narrative.


Nail that slogan into your head and you’ll understand.

You’re not training them new physical exercises. You’re an enforcer making their high socioeconomic “inconspicuous” class signalling, legible.

Basically. High SES Pilates social class maxxers want the folllowing.

1) Seem successful but BALANCED (social class and CALM are highly correlated)
2) Be apart of an exclusive group (Pilates class -> head to the prestige firm with flat white)
3) show that you are “health” conscious while really maxxing out your image before having to put on corporate clothes for the day
4) buy oat flat white because it’s more ethical (don’t mention more expensive tho). Virtue signalling achieved
5) it’s one massive signalling ritual with many normies locked out economically and socially. That’s why it’s thrilling for them

 

[L(oser)ooksmaxxer]

Pilates

It’s not the exercise, it’s the narrative.


Nail that slogan into your head and you’ll understand.

You’re not training them new physical exercises. You’re an enforcer making their high socioeconomic “inconspicuous” class signalling, legible.

Basically. High SES Pilates social class maxxers want the folllowing.

1) Seem successful but BALANCED (social class and CALM are highly correlated)
2) Be apart of an exclusive group (Pilates class -> head to the prestige firm with flat white)
3) show that you are “health” conscious while really maxxing out your image before having to put on corporate clothes for the day
4) buy oat flat white because it’s more ethical (don’t mention more expensive tho). Virtue signalling achieved
5) it’s one massive signalling ritual with many normies locked out economically and socially. That’s why it’s thrilling for them

That’s what I’m saying bro Pilates is bs only reason people do that shit is to say they do it

 

[oily703]

you should do a thread about polo
my friend's dad plays polo and he takes me to these tournaments in spain every year
it's a totally different world
ama

 

[AverageCurryEnjoyer]

same place 2 different people. The 5 foot cambodian elephant mahut looking at the 6 foot tourist casually spending his yearly salary is brutal.
Just look at my signature

 

[Seth Walsh]

you should do a thread about polo
my friend's dad plays polo and he takes me to these tournaments in spain every year
it's a totally different world
ama

It's not a status signalling tool though. It's very nuanced.

I understand it used to be a conspicuous high class sport and it's all over Ralph Lauren advertisements.

But the thing with Pilates is, anyone can do it, but the signalling effect only works for those with high social class. Two different outcomes.

Like Chad and a Sub5 both cold approaching. Exact same behaviour, different effect.

 

[Seth Walsh]

Wellness no longer sells health. It sells the identity of being the kind of person who deserves to be healthy.

• Health
• Beauty
• Virtue
• Wealth
• Self-control
• Social status

all merged

 

[AverageCurryEnjoyer]

It's not a status signalling tool though. It's very nuanced.

I understand it used to be a conspicuous high class sport and it's all over Ralph Lauren advertisements.

But the thing with Pilates is, anyone can do it, but the signalling effect only works for those with high social class. Two different outcomes.

Like Chad and a Sub5 both cold approaching. Exact same behaviour, different effect.

female behavious yearns for social signalling. wearing designer or luxury brands while being in debt is a classic lower class move.

 

[AverageCurryEnjoyer]

Wellness no longer sells health. It sells the identity of being the kind of person who deserves to be healthy.

• Health
• Beauty
• Virtue
• Wealth
• Self-control
• Social status

all merged

I read a very interesting piece on how wellness and health is the new signal that wealthy people are trying to use. A rich person has free time to hit the gym and hire a nutritionist, buy organic food, get a chef, and buy supplements and biohack.

 

[Seth Walsh]

female behavious yearns for social signalling. wearing designer or luxury brands while being in debt is a classic lower class move.

Conspicuous consumption itself has become low class (even since like 2010-2011 era).

Now if you buy anything without a return on, economic capital, social capital, cultural capital, virtue/belonging, or long term compounding advantage/options; it's seen as low class - even if it's "designer gear".

Even a high class person buying designer is NOT a high class move anymore.

Wellness is often sold as if it were universally attainable, when privilege is one of its biggest ingredients. Time, money, flexible work, safe neighbourhoods, good food, access to boutique fitness and healthcare all make "wellness" easier. The industry then repackages many of those advantages as personal virtue

 

[Seth Walsh]

I read a very interesting piece on how wellness and health is the new signal that wealthy people are trying to use. A rich person has free time to hit the gym and hire a nutritionist, buy organic food, get a chef, and buy supplements and biohack.

Fucking. Bingo.

 

[AverageCurryEnjoyer]

Conspicuous consumption itself has become low class (even since like 2010-2011 era).

Now if you buy anything without a return on, economic capital, social capital, cultural capital, virtue/belonging, or long term compounding advantage/options; it's seen as low class - even if it's "designer gear".

Even a high class person buying designer is NOT a high class move anymore.

Wellness is often sold as if it were universally attainable, when privilege is one of its biggest ingredients. Time, money, flexible work, safe neighbourhoods, good food, access to boutique fitness and healthcare all make "wellness" easier. The industry then repackages many of those advantages as personal virtue

dude, you can definitely make some parallels on people buyign watches hoping it goes up in prices. SOme people have multiple watches and they have daily weras and soem Investment pieces.

 

[Seth Walsh]

dude, you can definitely make some parallels on people buyign watches hoping it goes up in prices. SOme people have multiple watches and they have daily weras and soem Investment pieces.

Maybe. But that's still conspicuous. Inconspicuous consumption would relate to investments in fitness/social club memberships, wellness memberships, higher education etc. That's where the real money is going.