Nobody is playing fair.
Armatures copy the narrative handed to them.
Players size their options.
With the internet, your options are infinite.
Steal the best bits for all your needs (and of course your desires).
Discard the unwanted parts.
But have an over arching narrative.
What are the odds, that the over arching narrative that sells,
also happens to be grounded in morals.
Primarily, you need one narrative for money,
one for love,
few for fun.
Align these under that one overarching master stroke (most people don’t do this).
Challenge then, is to avoid cognitive dissonance during the alignment.
As mentioned previously, choose morals.
This understanding came after a lot of trial & error.
Usually when you ponder over it for a decade, you would realise that the answer was in front of you all along.
Obviously some research & action will help.
What if a narrative doesn’t work?
Short answer:
What if it works?
Long answer:
Did you get the foundational skills right? Marketing, sales, trading?
Odds will be in your favor if you get the principles right.
Have you done the ethnographic research?
(Pro tip: being a bit morally dubious and unethical will help you uncover secrets about human nature that no text book can teach).
Did you practice?
You have to practice every day.
Do you have an aura?
Would people buy your persona on impulse? Thats the definition of aura.
That requires hitting the gym which is necessary for your character,
And a few identity imprints, which are necessary for your charisma.
Also, fun sells.
Options
The beauty of documenting your narrative on the internet is that you can steer it in any direction with a slight reframe even if you fail. But if you had worked on the foundation skills, you would know that already.
Don’t try this at home. If its gonna happen, its gonna happen out there.
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