I have an addiction, and it's time to come clean about it. More times than I probably should have, I have blown entire evenings or lunch hours reading old AnonymousBosch posts.
It's strange to say that a man with over 200 rep doesn't get enough credit around here, but since he's posting less now than he used to, some of the newer members might not be aware of the literally breath-taking levels of insight that he brings to the forum.
There are other writers at the site who are very, very smart, and who bring an amazing variety of perspectives and wisdom to us, from philosophers like Quintus Curtius to astute political observers like Lizard of Oz, but what makes Bosch special is the sheer breadth of his lived experience. Reading a Bosch post can sometimes make you questions beliefs you've held for years.
What am I talking about? Well, here's an easy example. For a man who certainly doesn't seem like a video gamer, Bosch brought some piercing insight into #Gamergate that I've never seen anyone else match. I wrote on #Gamergate topics for almost a year at Reaxxion, and he matched and exceeded every word I'd written with three or four posts he banged out while I was drunk.
Of the literally millions of words written about #Gamergate, you will find no better summary of who Anita Sarkeesian is and where she came from than these three posts tucked away in a forgotten thread on failed moviemaker Jordan Owen.
Bosch's idea of looking deeper into the past, to see the roots of the modern's left's ideas and where they came from, is something that I've never seen any author do. Jonah Goldberg tried it once, but Goldberg is an pop culture-obsessed idiot who thinks in Simpson references, and so he made a big mess of it.
Want another example? How about an explanation for why American girls are so goddamn crazy? Why do they flake so much? Why do they have those abrasive, sarcastic personalities?
There's a lot of answers, but once again, Bosch has one of the best ones, and once again it's tucked in the #255th post on a forgotten thread about an unrelated subject.
He theorizes that American girls are literally mentally dysfunctional, but in a very specific way: they have what he calls a Dismissive-Avoidant relationship style. A Dismissive-Avoidant, to hear him describe it, is someone who puts an enormous priority on avoiding hurt and rejection. They have to put up the appearance of not caring, even when they're desperate for someone to love them.
Here's how he describes some typical American girl behaviors, filtered through this lens:
- Vocal fry: you're sooooo boring. It's just soooo tedious having to talk to you. Leave me alone. Reject me.
- Independence: I don't need no man, (because he might reject me).
- Tinder and Hooking Up: the immediate physical need of sex without the risk of emotional rejection because, 'it was only a hookup anyway, they never lead to a relationship'.
-Stupid Hair, Ridiculous Tattoos and piercings: "I'll make myself deliberately unattractive to separate myself from 'normal', so everyone rejects me."
AnonymousBosch was also the first person I've seen to use the term female incel, and to describe the rise of the Sex Negative Feminist. His 4-page thread from last September, The Increasing Rise of a Sex-Negative Narrative in Australia lays out the the future of feminism in the west, and the joyless, sexless creatures it's creating, in a way that you won't see anywhere else.
All the way back in July of '14, he wrote "All the cultural signs seem to be pointing towards an oncoming shift by women into Neo-Victorian sexual prudery. I expect it to be one of the main theological splinters of feminism in the next few years - the pro-sex versus the anti-sex."
Some more choice Bosch quotes:
On why you should work out and look good, even if it takes a lot of time and effort:
Bosch on How to Write a Rock Song
It's getting way too late for me to make this post any longer, but there's so much more to read and see. If you want to browse AnonymousBosch posts, you can just click here. Click to a random post and just start reading. You'll be amazed at what you find.
It's strange to say that a man with over 200 rep doesn't get enough credit around here, but since he's posting less now than he used to, some of the newer members might not be aware of the literally breath-taking levels of insight that he brings to the forum.
There are other writers at the site who are very, very smart, and who bring an amazing variety of perspectives and wisdom to us, from philosophers like Quintus Curtius to astute political observers like Lizard of Oz, but what makes Bosch special is the sheer breadth of his lived experience. Reading a Bosch post can sometimes make you questions beliefs you've held for years.
What am I talking about? Well, here's an easy example. For a man who certainly doesn't seem like a video gamer, Bosch brought some piercing insight into #Gamergate that I've never seen anyone else match. I wrote on #Gamergate topics for almost a year at Reaxxion, and he matched and exceeded every word I'd written with three or four posts he banged out while I was drunk.
Of the literally millions of words written about #Gamergate, you will find no better summary of who Anita Sarkeesian is and where she came from than these three posts tucked away in a forgotten thread on failed moviemaker Jordan Owen.
Bosch's idea of looking deeper into the past, to see the roots of the modern's left's ideas and where they came from, is something that I've never seen any author do. Jonah Goldberg tried it once, but Goldberg is an pop culture-obsessed idiot who thinks in Simpson references, and so he made a big mess of it.
Want another example? How about an explanation for why American girls are so goddamn crazy? Why do they flake so much? Why do they have those abrasive, sarcastic personalities?
There's a lot of answers, but once again, Bosch has one of the best ones, and once again it's tucked in the #255th post on a forgotten thread about an unrelated subject.
He theorizes that American girls are literally mentally dysfunctional, but in a very specific way: they have what he calls a Dismissive-Avoidant relationship style. A Dismissive-Avoidant, to hear him describe it, is someone who puts an enormous priority on avoiding hurt and rejection. They have to put up the appearance of not caring, even when they're desperate for someone to love them.
Here's how he describes some typical American girl behaviors, filtered through this lens:
- Vocal fry: you're sooooo boring. It's just soooo tedious having to talk to you. Leave me alone. Reject me.
- Independence: I don't need no man, (because he might reject me).
- Tinder and Hooking Up: the immediate physical need of sex without the risk of emotional rejection because, 'it was only a hookup anyway, they never lead to a relationship'.
-Stupid Hair, Ridiculous Tattoos and piercings: "I'll make myself deliberately unattractive to separate myself from 'normal', so everyone rejects me."
AnonymousBosch was also the first person I've seen to use the term female incel, and to describe the rise of the Sex Negative Feminist. His 4-page thread from last September, The Increasing Rise of a Sex-Negative Narrative in Australia lays out the the future of feminism in the west, and the joyless, sexless creatures it's creating, in a way that you won't see anywhere else.
All the way back in July of '14, he wrote "All the cultural signs seem to be pointing towards an oncoming shift by women into Neo-Victorian sexual prudery. I expect it to be one of the main theological splinters of feminism in the next few years - the pro-sex versus the anti-sex."
Some more choice Bosch quotes:
On why you should work out and look good, even if it takes a lot of time and effort:
Quote:Quote:Bosch on the Art of Conversation
"I knew an obese laywer - easily 140 kilos - in his forties who turned himself from an enormous slob to a GQ model in just two years through sheer force of will after his wife left him for another man. Dude worked like a champion and the fat just all turned to muscle, though he had to have plastic surgery to remove the excess loose skin around his waist. All the women in life were shocked at just how good-looking he turned out to be - he had a classic, strong sculptured chin under the triple one, and they all started saying he looked like Sean Connery. A few months more along, and he had a girlfriend half his age.
My dad: still works in security, built like a tank. Sixty-five. His current wife: a slim, long-haired, girly-girl at forty-two, who regularly brags at length about how much she loves her 'big, tough husband' on Facebook.
His reply? "Of course you do.""
Quote:Quote:
"So, you ask about family and she says: "I have a sister."
You might say: "Huh, so do I. Man, we fought like cats and dogs growing up."
Then pause. It sounds like you're sharing something personal with her, but what you're really doing is suggesting an emotional framework for her response. Your statement is really just How do you feel about your sister? Was it antagonistic, like mine?
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Now she's thinking of a loving bond with her sister, and if you lead her right you'll trigger other emotions in her: perhaps intimacy, femininity, innocence, youthfulness, nostalgia.
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You're encouraging an emotional openness in her whilst deliberately withholding or dripfeeding her yours.
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Enngage emotionally in the initial small talk stages, so she's primed to move into the deeper, more personal questions.
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You'll know if you're forging intimacy this way: you'll hear some kind of "OMG, I can't believe I just told you that!" statement."
Bosch on How to Write a Rock Song
Quote:Quote:
"The alpha rap attitude, done right, will make girls sexually-attracted to you.
The sensitive rock attitude, done right, will make girls sexually-obsessed with you.
Both approaches have their advantages.
It's all Game.
1) When writing a song, tap into a core emotional truth of what you're feeling.
2) Make sure the song is emotionally-dynamic: peaks of intensity and quieter valleys that mirrors the emotional unrest that exists at the core of women.
3) Now, replace every "I feel" statement with a "You feel" statement so she feels the song is actually about her, not you. Women don't want to hear about your emotions, they want to hear you reflect their emotions back to them, which makes them ascribe your deep-perception of women to being highly-experienced with them."
It's getting way too late for me to make this post any longer, but there's so much more to read and see. If you want to browse AnonymousBosch posts, you can just click here. Click to a random post and just start reading. You'll be amazed at what you find.