Why does it matter? What are you gonna do now? Start focusing on every detail to tell of they are genuine?
You can just say thank you and move on. The compliment is more about how they feel about you and not much to do with whether or not you're great or amazing. Unless its your direct superior/boss.
Vox has some analysis on his website. To summarize:
"The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B. Take a big step back and FUCK YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend."
- Musk
"An invader is willing to go to war to import more invaders in order to defend himself from the natives." - Vox https://voxday.net/
As for the recording, I noticed that most of those arguing with Elon (such as Loomer) were too all-over-the-place, and the one guy who was halfway competent still used way too many words and sounded too angry.
How does he know they prefer him?haha Speaking of indians, duo lingo italian makes it as if it's the most common thing. In the summer , the lessons were about gay couples going to church and raising big families.
Now it's beautiful Italian women with Hindu boyfriends shopping for purses and waiting for inheritance and planning their marriage.
It's amazing in the African-American community, how quickly a wife, a girlfriend, daughter(s), nieces, mother, aunts or any other female relatives within earshot of a delivered compliment will cut a man down. This is part of the reason why many African-American men behave dysfunctionally within their SSH status.
If someone took the time and trouble to get you a nice present, would you push it away or worse still, dash it to the floor? When you reject a compliment you're doing the same thing.
If you need to, practice saying it out loud until you can do it with ease (or at least without having your internal squirming and cringeing show on the outside). Treat a compliment like the gift it is. Smile, say thank you, don't witter on too much, then get on with your day. Even if the complimenter is insincere, taking the words at face value robs them of any sarcasm or other ill that might have been intended.
My internal reaction when someone says or does something nice for me is usually confusion. Something like, “You must think I’m someone else because I’m just a mess.”
Apparently I’ll have to be sure that my external reaction does not reflect this.
And what you're telling the complimenter when you do that is, "Hey, you have really poor judgement if you think I'm any good at this." It's insulting. Just smile, say "Thanks!" and stop there.
Not sure if this is relevant, but the film intoned Maverick had the ability to rank up like Iceman did, but chose to stay in his fighter pilot role because he liked it and it suited him well. Wouldn't this be akin to devaluing a compliment of skill/ability that would also entail necessary promotion?
Maverick is a textbook Sigma. He has situational Alpha status twice in the sequel, once as the lead test pilot for the Mach 10 plane, and again as the mission coach for the strike mission.
The nature of your question indicates that you do not understand either the fractal nature or the situational aspects of the SSH.
He's a textbook Sigma. Elite at his profession, contentious relationship with authority, indifferent to climbing the social ladder of his organization's hierarchy, bristles against being a leader, well-known womanizer, very charismatic.
What are people’s thoughts on the response, “Well I couldn’t have done it without my great team!” When true, that felt like a good way to elevate others while exhibiting modesty.
You can only ruin it like this: "Well i couldn't have done it without my great team 🙂!" Little i used when referring to one's self is a cringe worthy tell.
Depending on the circumstances, this sounds a little modest for my liking. I would be inclined to thank them for the compliment and then say that the team were so good that it made it a lot easier. This suggests you could have done it but also gives fair credit.
It's a way of acknowledging your role as a leader and building up the team without diminishing your individual contribution. It's a bog-standard phrase Alphas use to satisfy both imperatives.
Ideal Man right there. Travisneville.com
When people come to “the compound” for the first time it’s almost always, “damn, you have a wonderful place here.”
“Yes, thank you. We really enjoy it.”
Confirmation, appreciation, validation.
I know it’s awesome, I live here everyday. Now they know too and don’t gamma over it.
Sometimes you still receive the “must be nice” gamma dig.
Modify without appreciation, magnify confirmation and satisfaction, then crush with reality.
“It really is. We love it here. I recommend it as soon as you can.”
Familiarity with SSH puts life on autopilot. Reality self identifies.
Maverick is one of the greatest movies of the last ten years. It is a gold mine in alpha studies.
I would regularly get compliments on how I looked and I'd never quite know what to do with it.
Deep down there was always the fear they were somehow taking the piss.
It wasn't until much later that I learned to just smile and say thankyou.
“I said I was the greatest even before I was.” - Mohammed Ali
How do we tell the difference between compliments and flattery? Or should we react to them the same?
The latter. The only problem is if you feed off compliments and chase them.
I see. Thank you.
Why does it matter? What are you gonna do now? Start focusing on every detail to tell of they are genuine?
You can just say thank you and move on. The compliment is more about how they feel about you and not much to do with whether or not you're great or amazing. Unless its your direct superior/boss.
False modesty may also hobble the sense of your own agency and may prevent you from acting as you could have in the future.
I'd like to see an analysis of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy given recent events.
Vox has some analysis on his website. To summarize:
"The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B. Take a big step back and FUCK YOURSELF in the face. I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend."
- Musk
"An invader is willing to go to war to import more invaders in order to defend himself from the natives." - Vox https://voxday.net/
How unexpected turn of events indeed.
Let us go to war with them. They have forgotten how good at war Americans are.
There’s Elon’s call-in as “Adrian Dittman”… talk about self-sabotage:
https://substack.com/@neofeudalism/note/c-83322500
Off topic, a lot of loosers in that link you gave. Some of them I remember being banned from here. Wow!! they are still in pain.
Yes, I remember too.
As for the recording, I noticed that most of those arguing with Elon (such as Loomer) were too all-over-the-place, and the one guy who was halfway competent still used way too many words and sounded too angry.
Gammas never learn, no matter how much time they spent in the locker.
"My high-end neighborhood is half Indian. Best neighbors ever. I prefer every one of them to you." - Scott Adams
How does he know they prefer him?haha Speaking of indians, duo lingo italian makes it as if it's the most common thing. In the summer , the lessons were about gay couples going to church and raising big families.
Now it's beautiful Italian women with Hindu boyfriends shopping for purses and waiting for inheritance and planning their marriage.
I used to engage in self deprecating humor as a tween / teen.
Quickly figured out they're laughing at you, not with you.
Having a sense of humor is fine, but being the butt of the joke - especially voluntarily - is a bad move.
If the advice of being boastful fills you with doubt and insecurity, go accomplish something.
It's amazing in the African-American community, how quickly a wife, a girlfriend, daughter(s), nieces, mother, aunts or any other female relatives within earshot of a delivered compliment will cut a man down. This is part of the reason why many African-American men behave dysfunctionally within their SSH status.
That’s because it’s a matriarchal society, all the way back to Africa. And like all matriarchal societies, it is dysfunctional.
If someone took the time and trouble to get you a nice present, would you push it away or worse still, dash it to the floor? When you reject a compliment you're doing the same thing.
If you need to, practice saying it out loud until you can do it with ease (or at least without having your internal squirming and cringeing show on the outside). Treat a compliment like the gift it is. Smile, say thank you, don't witter on too much, then get on with your day. Even if the complimenter is insincere, taking the words at face value robs them of any sarcasm or other ill that might have been intended.
“Awwe, you shouldn’t have.”
My internal reaction when someone says or does something nice for me is usually confusion. Something like, “You must think I’m someone else because I’m just a mess.”
Apparently I’ll have to be sure that my external reaction does not reflect this.
And what you're telling the complimenter when you do that is, "Hey, you have really poor judgement if you think I'm any good at this." It's insulting. Just smile, say "Thanks!" and stop there.
I have found the gracious acknowledgement to be correct even when dealing with sarcastic praise.
Not sure if this is relevant, but the film intoned Maverick had the ability to rank up like Iceman did, but chose to stay in his fighter pilot role because he liked it and it suited him well. Wouldn't this be akin to devaluing a compliment of skill/ability that would also entail necessary promotion?
No, he didn't. Maverick barely managed to stay in the Navy. He was never going anywhere; he certainly wasn't going to reach flag officer.
So is Maverick still an Alpha?
Maverick is a Sigma
Iceman is an Alpha.
Viper is an Alpha .
Stinger is an Alpha.
Hollywood, Slider and Jester are Bravos.
Cougar is the only one that shows some more obvious Delta traits.
Maverick is a textbook Sigma. He has situational Alpha status twice in the sequel, once as the lead test pilot for the Mach 10 plane, and again as the mission coach for the strike mission.
The nature of your question indicates that you do not understand either the fractal nature or the situational aspects of the SSH.
He's a textbook Sigma. Elite at his profession, contentious relationship with authority, indifferent to climbing the social ladder of his organization's hierarchy, bristles against being a leader, well-known womanizer, very charismatic.
Also, in the first film, he antagonized the Alpha of the pack, Iceman.
What are people’s thoughts on the response, “Well I couldn’t have done it without my great team!” When true, that felt like a good way to elevate others while exhibiting modesty.
You can only ruin it like this: "Well i couldn't have done it without my great team 🙂!" Little i used when referring to one's self is a cringe worthy tell.
Depending on the circumstances, this sounds a little modest for my liking. I would be inclined to thank them for the compliment and then say that the team were so good that it made it a lot easier. This suggests you could have done it but also gives fair credit.
It's a way of acknowledging your role as a leader and building up the team without diminishing your individual contribution. It's a bog-standard phrase Alphas use to satisfy both imperatives.
Gammas can be the most annoying when given a complement.
"It was nothing of me."
And an endless explanation on how everyone is doing it wrong may follow.
So they criticize when you compliment them?
Let no opportunity to prove Secret King status be wasted.