Comments by "Gareth Hart" (@tgheretford) on "The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters" channel.

  1. When I last checked FDS, "high value" did not mean value in yourself, it literary meant be rich, high status and in servitude.
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  2. Pubs today, then supermarkets, followed by the right to vote, healthcare and eventually social credit and carbon credits.
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  3. Why should Clarkson, I or anyone else be compelled to like someone? We are seeing the introduction of an effective lèse-majesté law, not just for the monarchy but also politicians, celebrities, the rich, powerful and famous who happen to have the "correct" politics, unlike Clarkson. Also, Meghan is not the world wide representative of all women either.
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  4. I completely disagree with Phetasy's suggestion that the current culture of dating and the liberation we have had has benefited men. No. Hardest of hard disagrees. It has benefited a small percentage of men - the highest attractive, socially valuable men. For an increasing number of men, they now pay for the consequences. Men in the past who would have had a partner and a family. Phetasy has come through this lightly unlike many of the men who had nothing to do with promiscuity and hook-ups.
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  5. Tonight, a woman was arrested for posting "inaccurate information" in the UK. The UK authorities and mainstream media decide what is accurate. This should send chills down anyone's spine.
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  6. Connor saying that digital ID is good to kill off pornography (as happened in numerous US states) will come to bite him and Lotus Eaters on their backside when the Online Safety Act states that ID verification is required for anything that isn't "suitable for children" and that isn't just pornographic websites.
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  7. It is October 2121 - a tradition set in 2020 where the Coronavirus Act 2020 is given yet another six month extension without a vote. The tradition is that the act is always given an extension without a vote and we laugh at the public. Any member of the public who criticises the MPs is docked 250 social credit points.
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  8. Here's the thing. Break up that question of whether a woman would date an unemployed man if: a) He was attractive, and b) He was unattractive? I bet the answer would not be the same. My suggestion would be that the former would be "I can change him and make him commit" and the other will be labelled a loser, a no-hoper and a virgin for life.
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  9. You will never, ever see a body positivity movement for men. If anything there is a new political push for dealing with unwanted communication, unwanted behaviour, creepiness and offence. Which is why you see the likes of Truss, Sunak, Khan et al speaking of new laws to deal with the aforementioned things. Problem is, your looks and desirability are linked to how much respect and value you get as a man. Which is why low value men are deemed misogynistic and creepy for being low value men.
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  10. We're now seeing single women, including non-feminist ones, not wanting relationships and are being encouraged to go through life alone without a man. This is not going to end well if nothing is done to counteract this.
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  11. Police: "Believe all women" Also Police: "NO! NOT THAT WOMAN!"
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  12. Hard disagree on the concept that society should deal with men who make women feel uncomfortable or creeped out in society. Going down that road will require unattractiveness to be criminalised. A woman taking a personal dislike to a man through his appearance, persona or even existence while said man is doing their own personal and legal business should not be criminalised.
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  13. Just a warning to Maajid's detractors, he has never lost a defamation suit against anyone. I hope he sues all of them, even if he has to crowdfund the suits.
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  14. He is now getting the Alex Jones treatment. I did warn Jones would not be the last.
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  15. Ofcom will become the arbiter of what is and isn't allowed to be seen, heard and read by citizens of the UK once the Online Safety Bill becomes law.
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  16. What pubs, Sargon? They're all closing down if you haven't noticed because people are becoming more insular and meeting in closed social groups. The Wetherspoons near me is rumoured to be closing down in the near future and the nearest pub is now a restaurant because it turned out that was a more lucrative path to profitability. The other nearby pub is now a convenience store and housing. Lockdowns decimated the hospitality sector.
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  17. Bath's implementation of the 15 minute city will see each sector called a "cell". They're not even being subtle any more.
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  18. I'm starting to see a shift from terms such as harmful, offensive and hateful to disruptive, hostile and causing inconvenience. All encompass the former as well as abuse and harassment but now also expands to behaviour, ideas, opinions, thoughts and speech beyond those boundaries including dissent and opposition and beyond the protected characteristics. Hate speech as Ireland describes it today will become disruptive speech quickly. Which is how authoritarian countries work.
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  19. Do what Lorenz is doing to Libs Of TikTok in the UK as an independent content creator and you'll be getting five years in prison.
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  20. All I ever hear is easy platitudes and throwaway lines such as "just lift bro", "just touch grass bro" and "just approach bro" while any critique of those lines gets met with "that's negative bro". How does lifting get you above six foot? How does touching grass deal with a speech impediment? How can approaching women cure a neurotypical disorder that you inherited genetically from your parents?
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  21. Men are still invisible if they are in their thirties and older and don't have average or above physical looks, a good paid job, a home they own or pay a mortgage on, good health, six foot or above and this is the real kicker, consistent dating, relationship and pre-selection experience as well as high social status. Because when you hit your middle age, the divorced men outnumber you in the dating pool, everyone around your age in your peer groups are in long term relationships or married and its the point where chasing after twenty year olds on dating apps looks "creepy". It's as if advice to tell men to not date until their thirties is bad advice and the claims that all men reach their peak SMV in their late 30s doesn't apply universally.
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  22. He reminds me of the people who went on Embarrassing Bodies to tell the consultant on the programme that they are terrified to bare all to their GP but are more than happy to let a couple of million see their naked body on Channel 4.
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  23. It is amazing to see how many "relationship experts" and "dating coaches" are both not in relationships, have been single for a long while and can not commit.
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  24. We are in the time of guilt by association. It won't end here.
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  25. For the top ten percent of men, the dating market is like a fine and plentiful all-you-can-eat banquet; For women, its like being spoilt for choice in a supermarket; For the average to above average man, its like finding an oasis in the desert; For the below average man, its like finding life in space.
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  26. Where I live, most houses have gone beyond the affordability of low and even medium paid workers. And landlords are leaving the rental market in favour of putting their properties on AirBnB where there landlords have more control over their property. Nearly £100k more for the average house in the last fifteen years and rents are now up toward £1k a month when they used to be around £400-500 a month a few years ago. Getting a council house is like winning the lottery. And you wonder why young adults still live with their parents.
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  27. "What are you in for?" "A woman found my presence offensive because I was unattractive to her"
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  28. Society puts a value on men based on their ability to attract a partner. It's why slurs and insults against men question their status and ability to attract a woman.
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  29. This whole situation whiffs of an opportunity to enact under the call of protecting the safety of MPs several things they've always wanted but didn't have a chance to implement until now - Lèse-majesté, blasphemy, anti-protest, anti-discreditation and disrespect laws.
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  30. That's the point. They want to make the service so annoying and unusable to nudge everyone toward subscribing to Premium by paywalling ad-blocking.
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  31.  @eddielombardo  There was a recent court case where a woman forced herself on a man who clearly told her in no uncertain terms that he did not consent. The case ended up with the precedence of her having no legal case to answer for and she walked free. Consent now only works one way.
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  32. They're not stopping with Grandma from what I've seen.
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  33.  @mattyice852  He seemed cute and attractive at first... until I changed my mind. See the problem?
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  34. I get the distinct impression that Connor is so anti-single that he has disconnected the concept of divorce risk and cost from the equation. Because that won't sell marriages if half the individuals who take him up on it get hosed in the family courts.
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  35. Men at fault and shamed by being told to "do better".
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  36. I took a YouGov chat relating to the use of face coverings in public places. When others did the survey, it worked fine for them. When I did it, considering my opposing stance, it crashed. And kept crashing every time I tried it, regardless of device, incognito mode and so on. I suspect these surveys are set-up to give a pre-determined answer and a percentage that appears believable and not suspicious.
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  37. They'll require steaks and other foods to be cut up before sale so the public no longer need to have possession of any knives. Calling it now.
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  38. Virtue signalling is cripplingly expensive.
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  39. It's not just the price of the product. Why should I have to buy a product that only gives me a ultimately time limited licence disguised as a "purchase"? As Louis Rossmann argues in many a video.
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  40. Now we have people exploiting this and telling men to go to the other extreme. That they have to be testersterone pumped ultra-jacked giga-Chads with top notch game in order to even be seen by women which they can get to if they buy an influencers self-improvement programme (that is designed to fail in the same manner that dating apps are designed to prevent as many people as possible finding a long term relationship). A lot of advice to men online and in real life is, while in good faith, actually counterproductive, will make them less attractive and more likely to fail in life.
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  41.  @Yea_I_Got_Nothing  The only difference between them is the colour of the ribbon and the rosette.
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  42. Uncomfortable truths that stay on their consciences that they can't dismiss. That's what they detest the most. That's why they're trying to unperson Lee Anderson MP.
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  43.  @doingmybest6438  In the same way they condemn the erasure of women's identity from sport but suddenly quietly support the solution being presented by the sporting governing authorities which is to do the exact same thing to men.
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  44. Just wait until the Protection From Sex Based Harassment in Public Bill, the Online Safety Bill and the Worker Protection Bill become law. It will get much worse. And on top of that for the Scottish, the proposed anti-misogyny bill from the SNP is due soon as a key election promise from the First Minister.
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  45. Two things authoritarians know that they need to provide to keep the population from rebelling - first, keep them distracted and busy and second, keep them fed. We're about to end up in trouble regarding the latter.
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  46. It's not merely an old trope, it's known as pre-selection and it becomes vital for older males who find themselves on the dating market.
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  47. Make men feel as if they have nothing to lose. This will not end well.
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  48. Yes. In Scotland, it could potentially be against the law. A law that will also be replicated across the rest of the UK in time. Also, making her feel uncomfortable or offended by your presence (ie. being unattractive).
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  49. Not having a partner can carry a stigma for men as well.
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  50. Misandry is the acceptable discrimination in society.
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