this is the most farcical contradictory nonsense i have ever read LMAO and im only at the preface. the balzac quote had me draw the line bro. call me a nonplayer if you want roflis there any merit for me to continuing reading this at this point?at least its been fun for how ridiculous it is.feel free to discuss guys
>>24854430I can't recall exactly which part, but he uses Machiavelli as a source (who warns against developing a reputation for generosity in The Prince as self destructive), while I think in one section of 48 laws he strongly advocates for it. After hearing so much praise for it and seeing around in office, I'm kind of disappointed. Even so, it's an interesting enough read.
>>24854440yeah. its like every single thing has a contradiction. i had to put it down, but im certainly going to make a piece of legitimate criticism in the future.
>>24854430>>24854440You need to finish the book. His final law tells you he's 5 steps ahead.
>>24854430Didn't read that but have it on my shelf. I read The 33 Strategies of War and it was quite good, the anecdotes underpinned his lessons, of which I think are too many to remember to apply. His last section, Dirty Warfare, shows exactly how Jews, Asians, and Muslims operated throughout history: deception and then brutalization. Interesting he calls it dirty and many examples are of modern history such as the British against the Germans, and some Ching Chong dynasty against another.I also read half if The Art of Seduction but got bored. Interesting premise and many trvkes in it, but I cannot be bothered to always act in a seductive manner because it is effeminate. The gist in of the book is to have right conduct according to your character type and to avoid being anti-seductive. His chapter on seducer types, types that want to be seduced and on anti-seducer traits are golden.
>>24854430This book reads like ''oh shit my deadline is only two days away, I gotta hurry''. It's very typical of jewish slop.
>>24854430Robert Greene is a powerless cretin, just google his face and ask yourself: is this guy powerful and worth reading?
>>24854430I read this when I was 16, I enjoyed it for stories and A|B chapters but even then I realised it's not something to take seriously, but was interesting. I reread bits when I was 25 and it was just utter shit trash I could only do a few pages before I decided to do something else.
>>24854430You know, I just tell people to study rhetoric, Cicero and really learn how politicians and celebrities act if you want to be those 'manipulative, super duper smart guys'. Rather than waste time on this book.
>>24854430nonfic is just an embarrassment anyway
Robert greene is complete trash but at least this one is honest about his horrible view of humanity and relies less on decontextualised annecdotes.
>>24854430>>24854440>>24854446>>24855115Low IQ goyim who don't understand that the world is inherently nuanced and "contradictory".Anyway, the book is good. The one and only ACTUAL critique is that you gotta be born dark triad, in which case this book would be superfluous. The book is unable to transform you. At best you gain a cursory understanding of power and might be able to understand power games better. Same with his book on seduction.
>>24857016lemme get the fuckin balzac quote man.>"There are no principles; there are only events. There is no good and bad, there are only circumstances. The superior man espouses events and circumstances in order to guide them. If there were principles and fixed laws, nations would not change them as we change our shirts and a man can not be expected to be wiser than an entire nation."do you legitimately think this supports what the author is saying?
>>24854430Does he mention (((them)))?If not it's a grift and not worth reading.
>>24854430People were writing similar things about this book 10 years ago, and it was old back then.
>>24854909>The younger son of Jewish parentsCan’t believe I never checked the early life section. I have copies of Power, Mastery, and War. Into the trash it goes…
