Learning from Everyone, Especially Those you Disagree With & Even Hate: Violence is Real

I try to learn from everyone. I listen to opposing views from mine, and even from awful horrific folks. The All-in-Podcast guys, Mike Cernovich, Tucker Carlson, Cyrus Janssen, Betrand Arnaud, the list is endless. But I always learn stuff from them. I learn from everyone. This is how you grow as a person. It’s good to have heroes but to follow people blindly is dangerous. This is why you also want anti-heroes in your life.

I used to be a fan of Andrew & Tristan Tate but for obvious reasons things have changed. I admired them for their erudite discussions, ultra masculine and fighting form and hustle. And like that they teach young men to work & train hard and more importantly to expect that life is hard. It’s been personally very helpful. But I disagree with their views on women and the pro-Putin and right wing views. The Tates are the extreme and obvious counter reaction to the left wing woke stupidity. One might even say over-reaction. 

However in a March 2025 interview on the PBD Show, Andrew Tate said something really insightful: “If a line is crossed, violence appears. If you run your mouth, you will get checked. Violence is the underpinning of civilized society. Violence runs everything. This world we live in is run by violence.” 

This is 100% true. And this is why every man needs to learn how to fight, wield a blade or shoot a gun. It’s a must in your tool set of skills. It gives you confidence. It’s a core part of male competence especially as we are entering the time of the beast and as the world becomes more chaotic. 

“Men have a burden of performance. Men should be capable.” Many of us in modern society have forgotten this to Western society’s overall detriment. But this gets fixed one man at a time.