I was going to say this exact same thing. After 900 posts of solid reviews, here’s one of those sneaky, subtle trends starting, what I warned @Tobyone about in the thread he made in The Emperor’s Lounge, being summarized as this:
“I don’t feel a masculine edge because I don’t feel the need to perform out of validation or compare myself to others, and instead I am acting out of authenticity, clarity and calmness. The title is not driving me to overwork, anger — which I confuse with dominance.”
Does this really make any sense when you truly think about it? Are we looking at projection?
This is exactly what I’m experiencing myself, tearing through tasks with lightning speed, making executive decisions with confidence and standing by my decisions without the need to over-validate them. Creativity off the charts, scripting new titles with an alarming speed and focus.
Everywhere I go, I’m being treated with a level of respect on a level I’ve never experienced. I feel little need to explain myself because I am so confident in my decisions and insights now.
Those saying it lacks a masculine edge is completely incorrect, in my opinion. It is the deep foundation of what resilience and dominance actually is. No need to force, because I’m operating from the standpoint of having an iron will.
In no, way, shape or form will I accept that to be “masculine,” I must perform and play the game that society has laid out, yelling, screaming and demanding. Calmness + focused will + not gonna play these silly games = true power.


