The Culture: The Bros Win Because They Are Winners

Yep, I'm quoting BDubs again.

The #brosr argues like Gen X/Y and zoomers
Gen X/Y:
-“lol whatever kid”
-gamer words
Zoomer:
-seeing through virtue signaling (grew up with it)
-irreverent about pop culture norms
-“skibidi di”
This is why we win.

— BDubs of BROSR Fame (@Bdubs1776) December 10, 2024

And he adds on this: "Millenials also do “gotcha” arguments of “you said x but now you say y heh heh I caught you in a heckin hypocrisy buddy so I win”. It shows how millenials are shapiro “own the libs” NormieCon coded to think the way to win an argument is to be the best rule follower."

Which reminds me of a recent Academic Agent video:

The anklebiter, our most recent Gamma Male from the Soup Aisle, is exactly the Total Loser that Academic Agent describes:

1. Rule Follower (the context for this should be obvious; if not, watch AA's video to get it)
2. Amateur Referee (Le Gotcha Snipe)
3. Always Reactive, Never Pro-Active
4. Maintainer of Status Quo no matter what (in our context, the Cargo Cult of Conventional Play)
5. Seeks "respectability"
6. Atrocious capacity for Friend/Enemy Distinction
7. Supports "their side" no matter what (explained in the video if you need context)
8. Cowardly and easily bullied
9. Always digs in over the wrong issue
10. Easily misled with obvious bait

The Bros, and especially Jeffro and BDubs, are the Winner sorts:

1. Rule Makers (we decide what Is)
2. Rule Breakers (in the Carl Schmidt sense of Sovereignty: we decide what Is AND what Is Not)
3. Always pro-active, never reactive (we have the initative and maintain that tempo; YOU react to US)
4. Look to change what is not working (which is Conventional Play and its Cargo Cult, among others)
5. Redefine what "respectable" means (THIS IS THE KEY THING RIGHT HERE!)
6. Meticulous in applying Friend/Enemy Distinction
7. Do not support "their team" unconditionally (ditto; this is what folks mistake as "infighting"- it's the Bros figuring out How To Win Now)
8. Bold, bullies others
9. Know what issues are minor and can be let go vs. what to dig in on and hold fast to.
10. Eyes On The Prize At All Times.

You have your checklists.

Now, compare all the ankle-biters that come at the Bros and gainsay them. How many of them are exactly as BDubs says and AA defines? All of them. That's why the Bros win against them so consistently, and its why they seethe so much that they maintain their resentment such that the Bros come to live rent-free in their heads. Meanwhile, the Bros go on to the next conquest and don't think of them at all.

(Yes, I do want to clear out ALL of the Cargo Cult of Conventional Play; they are that feckless, useless, and unfit for purpose as well as surplus to requirements.)

Yes, you will find that a lot of things that apply to the Macro apply to the Micro; life is fractal like that, which is why AA--not at all a gamer, by his own admission--made a perfect video to describe the derelicts from the Soup Aisle nipping at the Bros.

The key difference is that the Bros want you to be a winner. You just have to bow to reality, see things as they are, and conform yourself to those requirements: you must Git Gud. The rest is just details, and the transformation will greatly improve your life all around; it is as close to experiencing becoming a superhero that you can in real life.

And this is why, inevitably, the Bros will win as they sally forth from the Clubhouse to Make Adventuring Great Again.