Shoguns are at war.
And since you’re now a Shogun, war calls out your name.
War with who, you ask?
Well, let’s start with our traditional nemesis– the Pickup Artists. Or PUAs, as they like to call themselves.
PUAs hate us because we are different from (or, better than) them.
But here’s the thing. I have nothing against who they are, only what they teach. They lead men down the wrong path, and that doesn’t sit well with me.
That’s not all. What’s despicable about PUAs is the dirty tricks they pull–like undermining Shogun Method to peddle their ebooks and seminars.
A brother Shogun sent me this video yesterday…
Another day, another asshole PUA putting down Shogun Method to peddle their crap ebooks.
I’m not linking the video because you shouldn’t be wasting your time with this junk. But in case you’re curious, here’s what this clown says in about ten minutes of monologue in monotone:
- Using pseudonyms is apparently wrong. Everyone should use their real names and post their real identities online. Especially Shoguns. That means you. And especially me.
- Shogun Method plagiarizes the methodologies of an ex-conman, implying we Shoguns are “immoral”.
- Instead of learning “immoral” Shogun Method, people should buy his totally-not-a-scam $67 ebook.
There, saved you a click and ten precious minutes of your life.
Now, here’s the thing. PUAs may want to fight us, but I’ve decided to stop giving a shit because of two reasons. One, Shoguns are smart enough to see through their grift. And two, we’ve got bigger wars to fight.
The truth is I could care a whit about these two-bit shysters. What I do care about is legitimate criticism about Shogun Method–especially those written and published in books. Yes, proper books–not a fucking YouTube video.
Like this gem from (the tediously titled) Social Engineering: How Crowdmasters, Phreaks, Hackers, and Trolls Created a New Form of Manipulative Communication by Robert W. Gehl and Sean T. Lawson (MIT Press, 2022).
Written by two professors in Canada, this is a book on social engineering–the art of human hacking. And naturally, Shogun Method are cited inside it. I guess we are officially “Crowdmasters”, “Phreaks”, “Hackers” and “Trolls” now.
In Chapter 6, the authors singled us out for treating women as objects that “can be manipulated and controlled with the right behavioral stimuli”. They then cited Shogun Method as a “disturbing example”.
I’m leaving this screenshot here so you can draw your own conclusions. As you can see, almost the entire writeup is laden with bad errors and laughable misjudgments.
For one, the authors mistook us for Pickup Artists. WTF? Anyone who has spent more than five minutes reading our material know that we are anything but.
Alas, the accusations about manipulation and control are somewhat accurate, semantically at least. But the point is moot. Because really, what aspect of human relations is not about manipulation and control, one wonders?
Next up is Radial Journalism: Going Beyond Traditional Lines by Alexandra Kitty (Cambridge Scholars, 2023).
This one left me speechless. Ms Kitty first accuses “primal misogyny” as not mere “ad hominin” (I am assuming she meant ad hominem), and then without missing a beat, in the next sentence, launch an ad hominem attack on us (emotionally illiterate, inadequate, repulsive). What the hell?
The truth is I’m still waiting for an intelligent criticism of Shogun Method but it’s far from coming. One wonders why. Because it’s actually easy to rip our work into shreds. All one needs to do is to rip apart the foundational tenet on which Shogun Method is built upon–
Human relationships are subject to power struggle.
Do they deny hierarchy exists in relationships?
Frame collisions are real. We all know this to be true.
When two humans interact, they are in a collision course for power and authority. One ultimately victors while the other concedes control.
If this is generally true, does it stop being true in a relationship between a man and a woman? Surely, no.
Now, here’s the thing. Shogun Method exists to tilt the power of control in the favor of men. That’s our entire reason to exist.
But because of that, our very existence is repulsive (Kitty’s words) to these people. Do you know why?
There is only one explanation. They don’t want us–men like me and you–to have the power. That’s the reason.
Make no mistake. There’s a war against us men.
The truth is they don’t want you to have this knowledge.
And we all know why. Shogun Method will help us win, and they don’t like it.
I want you to be strong. I want you to have the power. I want you to win.
But it’s not what I want that’s important.
What do you want?
If you’re willing to learn, I’m willing to teach.
Buckle up, my brother. The attacks will only intensify from now. If they can take away our precious knowledge today, they will. Let’s protect it as we must.