Read Machiavelli's The Prince and Sun Tzu's Art of War. These are all thought experiments similar to Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, which you should also read.
You can't learn defense unless you first understand offence. Unfortunately, humans are fueled by dopamine, not logic.
I bought "rules for radicals" at the same time that I bought this. ive listened to the audiobook but I like to read at my own pace when dissecting a book. ive also read the art of war but it was a while ago before we were actually at war. I intend to read it again with a new perspective. I haven't read Machiavelli. I've been kind of avoiding his writing because I don't like the idea of manipulating people and I don't want to do it even unintentionally. but I see now I should read all this stuff just to recognize the tactics people use to defend against them.
Machiavelli was not really about being evil. It is a thought experiment and written not as a manual, but as entertainment. Like you are saying, to defend yourself from a psychopath, you must first understand one ... which in a way requires a bit of a mental + emotional journey. This is what you get with Machiavelli. It's an awareness manual. One could easily have written it in a boring, academic stance but it wouldn't have had the same punch to it.
Consider the link I gave LinkedForever in the other comment for a real awareness manual (the protocols audio analysis).
thank you! good stuff to chew on!
tfw we have to explain this to normies
It's like pulling teeth, I swear.
I get it, I should be more patient, but holy niggers... it's not like I put a lot of effort in to the perspective I've developed or anything.
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