I don't even know where to get started with my reply to this article, and to this thread.
First of all, it's clear from the first two paragraphs that the guy in this article is a beta male with a total lack of desire and direction in his life from the get go...
They’ve been sort-of dating for a while now, but they’re not willing to commit to each other: he likes her, but doesn’t know if he always will. She can’t decide if she likes him more or less than the other two guys she’s sleeping with.
Clearly a beta male. If this is any of you, it's time to grow a fucking pair and become a man.
1) If the sex sucks, kick the bitch out and find another
2) If you're not willing to commit after "a while", kick the bitch out and find another
3) If she's sleeping with two other guys, beat the shit out of them (or pay someone to do it), kick the bitch out and find another
He bikes to work at an advertising agency, where he uses his master’s in English
This douche went all the way through to a MASTERS in ENGLISH?! If his goal was to work at an advertising agency, it wouldn't have been with this degree. I'm already starting to think Mister Nancy here doesn't want to commit because he probably doesn't actually like girls. Bottom line - Arts degrees are borderline useless - especially if your goal is 'work in giant corporation and make money doing so'
spends several hours reading music blogs and watching movie trailers, periodically Twittering updates about his workday to his 74 followers
So what we have is a beta male nerd with a relatively useless 8-year college degree that sits on his ass on the Internet for hours doing jack fuck all. Time to turn the monitor off and find something to do... you can start with learning how to command the attention of women and replacing that piece of shit girlfriend, bro.
He doesn’t really hate his job,
Good - to be honest, this epic waste of skin should feel lucky he has a job at all
but feels as if his skin is crawling with vermin most of the time that he’s there,
Perhaps that's because you sit around playing with bullshit like Twitter and Youtube all day?
so he has a plan to move to Thailand
Oh, great idea. DEFINITELY MOVE A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS AND CAN'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. You'll be totally set there with your amazing social skills
or to maybe write a book. Or go to law school.
Another 4 years invested in something totally unrelated to your goals can't hurt, now can it?!
He listlessly works through lunch,
Here's a hint: go find the dudes that AREN'T working through lunch, and that leave early, and that command respect and attention around the office and mimic their personality for a bit. They're the alphas, and if you aren't one, then you either become one or you lose.
then goes to the bar after work to meet up with some university friends,
Betas befriend betas.
where they talk about their jobs and make ironic jokes about other people.
Nothing like beta envy! Want to bet they're making jokes about alphas?
Back at home, he wonders why he feels so gross and empty after spending time with them, but it’s mostly better than being alone.
You might as well be alone than in a pack of sheeple...
The real issue here is what I like to call the "Pussification of Men" - something I intend to probably write a full-blown paper on during my time here at university. Sometime after the baby boom, during the rise of women's rights or shortly after, it became okay for boys to just not become men.
You see this everywhere; I mean from birth onwards. Remember spanking? I sure as fuck do... if I was out of line, I got my clock cleaned for it and I generally woke up a few minutes later seeing stars. Not anymore! The nanny state has taken over, so kids can't be disciplined. So what do you do? Hey, why not medication!
I could go on and on with examples of how boys are being steered away from becoming men, but I'm sure you all get the general idea. I'm 29, just finished the best decade of my life in which I made and spent a fuckton of money, traveled to over 20 countries, nailed an epic shitload of women, completed over 50 running races including 6 marathons and qualifying for Boston, and now at 29 started pre-med studies because I finally felt that it was time to start to accomplish this particular life goal.
Bottom line: if we had more alpha males, we'd have fewer of these bullshit made-up crybaby "quarter-life crises" in both genders.