I know it sounds ridiculous, but in the past few weeks I've had to cull certain people from my life. Some friends who I've had for many many years.
I never talk about PG around people who aren't already aware of it, I'm not some lunatic raving psychotic conspiracist either. This is the first proper "conspiracy theory" (i fucking hate that term) I've been so involved with. 2 weeks ago I gently tried to red-pill my closest group of friends, I tried to suggest and give reasons why they shouldn't really trust mainstream media, that everything in the world is ultimately bought and paid for and that there are certain people who run the world, because they have the money and means. Their response to this was "no that's bullshit, big corporations run the world yes, but not people." I wish I was joking.
I then segwayed into PG and presented them with intro evidence and a shit tonne of info, basically just asking "hey, don't you guys find this pretty fucking weird? Look at this instagram account, look at the art on this politician's walls" etc. then tied it all in. Anyone with a brain or any interest in the world, i would've thought, would be compelled by what I'd said or at least interested, in the same way I was when I found PG.
My friends completely wrote me off and abused me, gaslighted me and called me a fucking tin-foil idiot while ignoring every point I painstakingly thought out. They argued every single point with "no i don't think that's right, look here, look what the Washington Post said, it's debunked" while ignoring blatant links and evidence I showed them. These guys are all educated, smart people with good jobs and girlfriends etc.
I've had to cull this group of friends because our world views are irreconcilable and they've blatantly demonstrated they have zero respect for me or desire to look past themselves. It shows I fundamentally have nothing in common with these people.
Does anyone else know what I mean? Are you guys experiencing the same stuff? Have you managed to red-pill people? If so, how? I feel like I'm living in the twilight zone and slowly going insane, like I'm on the fucking Truman Show or something.
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mrjdouble ago
This sucks, totally know what you mean. Depending on how deep you are willing to go into the proverbial rabbit hole, these people need to go. At least put to the back burner where you are still cool and can even do things together and have a good time once in a while, but based on their reaction, you will have to keep things from these people. Me personally? I don't subscribe to that, and if I have to compromise who I am to be someone else, or I can't talk about stuff I'm interested in or start important conversations I believe need to be had, then I'm gone.
As I'm getting a bit older, I find myself less interested to conform to my peers, or maintain pointless surface relationships no matter what the history. Might seem simplistic or cold, but I honestly believe that the basis of any healthy two-way relationship is a constant give and take. I've got to be able to do things for you or teach you something; anything to add value to your life and vice-versa. Otherwise, it's pointless.
If it ain't real, it ain't right.
Edit: spelling
gardenofbacchus ago
This is basically where I'm at now. I understand exactly what you mean. I have no interest in salvaging relationships purely for the sake of it when I don't share anything in common with these people. I can't sit around at another dinner while these people just spout mindless garbage they've read off Buzzfeed or WaPo and then take shots at me because I don't agree. They've been my friends for decades but being treated the way I have been recently for bringing this up has opened my eyes to this reality. We might share the same physical space but these people are spiritual strangers to me, that's sad but I'm ok with it
mrjdouble ago
People grow and that means they can grow apart. One one hand it's unfortunate, but on the other hand it's part of life and it only means that you've graduated to the next part or a deeper part of it and they haven't. Some never will; quite literally, it's like being red pilled in the Matrix. Everything you have ever known and loved is gone, and just like those people in the film, there are times of darkness and despair, but they also wouldn't trade it and go back for all the gold in the world.
I'm convinced that people are only in our lives long enough to help us learn a significant lesson. You've learned that lesson and now you can feel alright about moving on.