Men over a certain age, say about 23, don't really have friends. It's just a conspiracy by "alpha males" and females to keep supposedly beta males down. Let's review:
Your coworker
> not friend. Coworker
Your coworker's "friends" from his old workplace that he goes out drinking with
> not friends. Ex-coworkers
People you hang out with at rationalist meetups
> not friends. People who can bear to hear you talk about crazy rat shit that normies wouldn't tolerate, intellectually or morally
That person you grew up with
> most likely you grew apart and never talk to them any more, so - not friends. And sending them a generic card once a year does not count as "talking to them".
That person who keeps blagging drugs/food/money/homework off of you
> not friend. Leech.
That person you added on Facebook after talking to them once, and have never directly communicated with again
> Seriously? Not friends
Male celeb papped on holiday with a "close female friend"
> not friends. They're banging. Or he's gay and she's his beard.
Pop star who shoots a music video with his "friends"
> not friends. Paid actors. Or groupies.
That smoking hot girl who "likes" you
> not friend. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Your gf/bf/spouse's male "friend"
> not friend. You're about to get cucked. Or you already have been.
Man who works in a shop and greets people he knows by name
> not friends, customers. Economically-motivated friendship isn't actually friendship
That one guy who seems to know a lot of important people that are unrelated to his job
> those aren't friends, he's actually a Freemason and those people are other members of his lodge. Or he's a fantasist and they don't exist.
Roko's Basilisk
> definitely not your friend
In conclusion, friends don't exist.
And even if they did exist, they would be a waste of time - time which could be better spent reading LessWrong, ratanon or SSC. As male rationalists, we need to focus on what's important in life, and stop beating ourselves up over imaginary crap like "you have no friends". No other man our age has friends anyway. While this also include alpha males, they cultivate fake friends to make it look like they do have friends, and use the "no friends" line as a means of social dominance. Don't fall for it.
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