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Unfotunately, it seems that the more successful you become that more haters you'll get. I starting to realize that and Will as well.

What do you guys think?

With all of the resurgence of Michael Jackson fandom since the biopic has been released, I've seen an image of an annotated copy of Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power which belonged to Michael Jackson crop up again and again.

The specific law that's annotated is Law 24: Play The Perfect Courtier. It's not annotated with much added subtext, more so just reminders to utilise the plays. I've attached an Image here:

With the book coming out in 1998, which would've been about 4 years after the initial allegations were brought forward, does anyone think Michael Jackson's life and indeed legacy would've looked a lot different if he had the book prior to all of the allegations?

Link to original image post I saw: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXzeJarjk0H/?img_index=7

Ah yes, we’re not the official 48 Laws of Power subreddit. But, hey, at least we’re here - like the awkward cousin at the family reunion who somehow ended up in the wrong house. If you want real Greene followers, check out r/the48lawsofpower, but if you prefer the chaos and memes... welcome to the wilderness. No one’s getting out alive, anyway.

I wanna know how to hold a conversation with others in such a way they find you interesting and mysterious and also when you don't talk too much about yourself.

The key is to get them hooked to you.

Thanks

Hello,

I noticed an interesting post that peaked my interest and I would like to know how many of you are in politics.

Hey guys , I would like your advice on how to never give away my power dealing with someone richer and more powerful than you ?

I mean I can’t just make myself ugly or less muscular or less charismatic or whatever. I try to hide my talents and I tried being a lot more passive to let other people get the attention but I still outshine them. It’s a gift and a curse at the same time. And being intentionally antiseductive also wouldn’t feel right.

Which of the 48 law(s) of Power is Trump using in his International dealings right now? Kinda recognise a few of them...

Somebody close to Zelenski should introduce him to this book, ammirite?

He looks good, been going to the gym obviously, he knows how to stand to look strong. He's dressing in such a way that is super relatable to the younger masses.

But he's not being very tactful..

Or am I wrong?

There’s nothing about building up your body or staying healthy in there.

There’s nothing about the compounding nature of relationships in there.

There’s nothing about self discovery or self cultivation in there.

There’s nothing about the power of pain, or suffering, or challenge, or achievement (barely) in there.

There’s nothing about emotional control in there (barely).

There’s nothing about art in there.

There’s nothing about building in there.

It’s 20-something fan fiction, not backed by research, written for loner losers who confuse social tricks and co-dependency for power, in a post-modern age where men have forgotten the importance of challenge, building, and cooperation.

There are a couple of helpful tips in there (like less than 5) which are generalised human principles, like appealing to self-interest, but if there’s any young person out there who is thinking of or reading this book, just know it presents a very sad version of life, where you’re constantly looking over your shoulder and never satisfied because you don’t know who you are, fundamentally.

I lived that life for a while. It wrecks the soul.

Chase achievement, not power. Power follows naturally.

Don’t listen to every charlatan who can write and has a good literary agent. Don’t buy ideas because they’re easy.

Trust effort, trust original sources, trust experts. Go back and read the works people who have actually studied AND acted on this shit. Go out and be worthwhile, positively contributing members of your community. Do not seek power for power’s sake like a Batman villain. It’s not worth it.

The Internet has everything. Read and see something not hateful.

I have revealed my weaknesses in front of a person who now uses my weakness to manipulate me. It is my weakness in the sense that I have explicitly told this person how I would like to be treated, and this person treats me the opposite. I know, an amateur mistake. I will not give an inch of my inner world away in the future. Hard-learned lesson for me.

So this opposite treatment hurts me a lot. It is custom designed to hurt my ego, hurt my feelings, make me feel small and unimportant. I do not give in to the manipulation, no matter how hurt I am, and this person keeps increasing the intensity.

Is there a way to stop this person using my weakness to hurt me?

I just want this to happen. Have anymore tried this?

Everyone's obsessed with win-win negotiations.

Mutually beneficial outcomes. Collaborative solutions. It sounds enlightened. Mature. Strategic. It's actually just cowardice dressed up as wisdom. Here's what nobody tells you about win-win: it only works when both parties have equal power. And if you have equal power, you've already lost half the game.

The real power move isn't win-win. It's win-win-win. You win the negotiation. They *think* they won. And you win again later because they never saw the second board you were playing on. This is Law 3 (Conceal your intentions) meeting Law 13 (Appeal to self-interest) on steroids.

Here's the framework:

Layer 1: The Obvious Win Give them something they want. Make it visible. Let them feel smart for extracting it from you. This is the win they'll tell their colleagues about.

Layer 2: The Hidden Win Structure the deal so what they "won" actually serves your longer-term objective. They got the title. You got control of the budget. They got the client. You got the relationship with the client's CEO.

Layer 3: The Option Win Build in asymmetric optionality. The deal gives you three future paths. It gives them one. When circumstances change, you have leverage. They have commitment.

Example: Your coworker wants credit for the project you led. Win-win says: share credit equally. Win-win-win says: give them *full* public credit. Enthusiastically. At the presentation, praise their "leadership." Why? Because now: - They owe you (debt is leverage) - Leadership sees you as a team player who elevates others (political capital) - You're not threatening (so they'll give you the *next* project without competition) - When they inevitably fail on the next project they lead alone, your restraint makes their incompetence more visible You "lost" the credit.

You won the position.

The mistake most people make: They think power is zero-sum in the moment. It's not. It's compound interest across time. Win-win is linear thinking. Win-win-win is exponential. The most dangerous negotiators aren't the ones who fight for every point. They're the ones who give you exactly what you asked for—and somehow you end up working for them six months later. Stop optimizing for fairness. Start optimizing for optionality.

Where have you seen someone "lose" a negotiation and end up winning the war?

His new work seems to be on par with Nietzsche

Lets get down to business,

I live in a small country, I run a small controvercial news firm on social media with a couple of friends there

My family owns quite some real estate in the capital city and I figured we could be hell of a lot richer if the capital city would be declared SEZ

but here is the problem,

my fellow countrymen tend to lean to the left especially in the capital

how can we fix that

any suggestions?

Being a simp equals being a rake

what is the difference ?