The Matrix is one of the most brilliant movies of our generation. It aptly describes much of the problems our society faces today. However it is not a new concept. Wise men throughout history--from Grecian philosophers, to French thinkers--have heralded the downfall of society before their time. Societies rise and fall in cyclical patterns, and a lot of it is tied to the mainstream ideological narratives that the people buy into. The Matrix repackages it merely in a medium that people of our generation can understand. Yet, many times these warnings go by unheeded and with good reason. When hearing ideas as presented in the Matrix, most people immediately group themselves with the protagonist. They think they are the unplugged ones; that everyone else is plugged into the illusion, but only they themselves see reality as it truly is. They don't question their beliefs and surround themselves with narratives that echo their existing opinions.

I discuss a lot about the dangers of feminism and the feminine imperative, and honestly I do get a little bit antagonistic at times. However do not mistake me as painting feminists as "evil". There is no morality in biology, there are only actions and consequences. Our collective actions progress society in a predetermined path. And throughout every cycle, men have tried to fight the system and failed. It is a struggle we are doomed to fight to the end of time. Yet it doesn't mean we should stop trying.

One particular scene in the movie struck me with regards to the modern sexual market and gender dynamics.

Neo was distracted by the woman in the red dress who turned out to be an Agent Smith.

Note: There are many ways to interpret the scene but since this is a site about dating, I will use it as a framework to discuss the sexual dynamics.

The woman in the red dress represents the feminine imperative. The feminine imperative should not be confused with feminism--the latter merely a byproduct of the former. The feminine imperative is basically how we humans have evolved over time to function. As women have a limited egg supply (only about 400 functional eggs in a lifetime). Men, however, produce millions of sperm and thus are naturally less "valuable" in the reproductive sense. This results in societies generally tending towards the protection and preservation of women, which involves concepts like hypergamy, difference in brain and body development, gender roles, attention vs sex priorities, etc. Feminism is merely a system created by women to retain this social benefit and, in addition, obtain the social benefits of being a man (without the obligations). They want all the benefits and none of the risks or consequences. This can be seen in how they start campaigns like "fat acceptance movement" or complain about modern standards of beauty.

Instead of trying to change what they can or accept themselves, they feel a need to also change how people perceive them based on some warped sense of entitlement. Men rarely ever function this way. We either fully accept ourselves (build self-confidence) or we change what we can by putting in hard work. Not happy about your body? Work out and eat healthy. However the liberal ideology has poisoned society in that people no longer feel a need to work on their shortcomings, but instead demand that everyone accepts them "for who they are". We have traded self-improvement (masculine) for self-discovery (feminine). And while not entirely a bad thing in itself, it has produced a generation of lazy, entitled, good-for-nothings who promote socially-destructive ideas like dropping out of school.

Tying back to the clip, just like the woman in the red dress, these ideas may seem tempting--desirable even. The best way to control the population is to feed them lies and make them desire it, as opposed to coercing them into submission. However they ultimately prove disastrous. What you thought was the good end of the stick (the woman winking at you) is actually a barrel pointing straight at your brain. And the way society shackles you towards the benefit of women (at the expense of your freedom) is through the institution of marriage, religion, education, work, and family. And censoring dissent through "political correctness". It has come to the point where the straight white male (or rather the straight male of the majority race) have become the only group of people that you can hate--mainly because they are seen as the "oppressors" or other minorities and thus cannot be oppressed.

Esther Vilar, in her book "The Manipulated Man" (1971) says this:

If a young man gets married, and starts a family and spends the rest of his life working at a soul-destroying job, he is held up as an example of virtue and responsibility. The other type of man, living only for himself, working only for himself, doing first one thing and then another simply because he enjoys it and because he has to keep only himself, sleeping where and when he wants, and facing woman when he meets her on equal terms and not as one of a million slaves, is rejected by society. The free, unshackled man has no place in its midst.

Vilar is a woman who unravels the Matrix that is the feminine imperative. Even if she has no incentive to do so, the truth cannot be ignored. Men are--and will always be--manipulated, unless of course you unshackle yourself from social institutions which bind you. When you leave the pre-imposed structure and create one for yourself, you will be free. That means you will have no place in society, people will despise you, but you will be happy. But, don't mistake the sigma male for the omega male (who is outcast because he cannot fit in and cannot lead--the fat basement-dwelling loser who subsists on chips and soda). Sigmas are essentially alpha males who don't play by the rules and don't care for the rules. Think Wolverine (in X-Men) as opposed to Cyclops. One is a badass renegade type who refuses to be led, and another is a leader of men--but who is still functioning within the system.

Sigmas (like Alphas) get the benefits of the sexual dating market, but unlike their pack-leader counterparts, they have no pack to call their own. Perhaps by choice, perhaps by circumstance, but they don't need one. They can function perfectly on their own, and this gives them the power of mystery and discipline. Without society (the pack) telling you what to do, what to study, and how to live your life, the sigma has to carve out his own existence in the world. He has to live amongst those who will despise him while not living according to them. And this will bring a lot of pain and loneliness.

Despite that, the rewards are also great, far beyond that which alpha males will be able to accomplish. Legacies are left by men who dared to go against the grain of the mainstream narrative. Jesus, or Buddha, or Gandhi, or Socrates, every one of these great men did not follow the path that everyone did but instead brought a new way of thinking to the masses. But that doesn't mean that they were right, only that it was necessary if you want to leave a mark on this Earth. They essentially rendered to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and render to God what belongs to God (God and Jesus being biblically the same being--and thus highlights the contrast between the self and those in power).

Many men are easily tempted by the woman in the red dress. They focus on short term gains and pain avoidance, and ignore greater things. We all know that working a 9-5 corporate job will not get us rich or wealthy. And (almost) all men dream of riches beyond their imagination, yet somehow they would sacrifice everything--and justify it, even--just to play the game by women's rules. I'm not saying that being rich is the end goal, but whatever it is, sacrificing everything for the sake of a woman pulls you away from achieving your purpose. David Deida, in "The Way of the Superior Man", reminds us to never make a woman your purpose. In order to make her truly happy, you have to always be striving towards improving yourself. Her hypergamous nature requires that she finds a man who can procure resources and who can offer protection to her. Putting her before everything else ensures that you continually struggle in other areas and become too dependent on her to define your self--which will turn her off immensely.

Vilar accurately puts it:

Only woman can break the vicious circle of man’s manipulation and exploitation – but she will not do it [emphasis added]. There is absolutely no compelling reason why she should. It is useless to appeal to her feelings, for she is callous and knows no pity. And so the world will go on, sinking deeper and deeper into this morass of kitsch, barbarism, and inanity called femininity. And man, that wonderful dreamer, will never awaken from his dream.

As men, we will continually struggle against the temptation of the woman in the red dress and unless we unplug ourselves from the Matrix--which will mean being cut off from society--we will never awaken from our dream.

Will you choose the red pill?

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Additional links:

Woman punched by Calif. cop settles for $1.5M

Domestic Abuse In Public!! (Social Experiment)

Point: It doesn't matter who instigated the violence. As long as a man hits the woman, the law and society will always lay down hard on the man solely because he is a man.

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