How To Reason with a Demoralized Person (Part 2)
Hard-earned lessons on reversing the demoralization of friends and family
Comrades: Red pilling your loved ones is tough, but worth it.
The easy way is to send them this Substack. You can start with the About page, index, or How To Reason with a Demoralized Person (Part 1). Or you can pick your favorite post that is most relevant to them.
The hard way requires custom messaging based on their interests and personalities over a long period of time. It demands patience and discretion. As I mentioned in WHY I Write HTSSWYB, you must steel yourself for blowback.
Above all, recognize when someone is too demoralized to be reasoned with. Make peace that you can no longer discuss certain topics with certain people. Find other people who you’d trust to hide you under the floorboards if needed.
We may be witnessing the phenomenon that some people would rather die than admit they were wrong. Remember, you’re a conspiracy theorist. It’s all just a coincidence:
We are committing blasphemy against the new secular religions of identarianism Resistance, COVID/climate science, and sportsball:
I have learned how to reason with a demoralized person the hard way with different types of relationships. Mistakes were made, but I have seen success and failure. Since these stories and lessons are quite intimate and revealing, I have put them behind a paywall. Paid subscribers read on…