Red-pilled in my 30s, the best thing to happen.
This one will likely offend a few.
Question everything!
I never questioned much until the days of COVID. As I've mentioned before, I was skeptical about finding happiness in the 9-5 rat race. So, I took steps to escape it, paving the way to live on my terms, and now I find myself, happy, in Argentina.
During my 20s, I stumbled through life with little understanding of critical thinking. The term "red-pilled" (today) typically signifies a shift in beliefs, rejecting mainstream views for alternative perspectives.
My awakening can be solely attributed to the times of COVID, coupled with financial luck from investing in market lows, revealing the backwardness of society.
While my viewpoint may differ, I strongly believe in the idea that you get what you vote for, and collective responsibility should accompany the act of voting.
Even in closely contested elections, if the majority leans a certain way, democracy must prevail. Alternatively, if you disagree, vote with your feet (like I’ve done) and live elsewhere.
What annoys me the most is people shirking responsibility for their voting choices. I've witnessed this in Argentina, where people still vote for toxic leaders despite decades of mismanagement.
It's baffling to see individuals supporting politicians who perpetuate suffering, all while being incentivized by government assistance.
The economic mismanagement in Argentina, despite being a resource-rich nation, with an educated population is surreal. It echoes the sentiment: "You get what you vote for."
You just need to look at what General Perón did to this country in the 1950’s. He was a superstar, In Buenos Aires in 1951, 2 million people converged on Argentina's Independence Day Square for the biggest rally in Latin American history chanting his slogans and cheering his name.
By taking the immense wealth Argentina had accumulated, he and his Mrs (Evita Perón) used it all to make themselves immensely popular with voters. They doubled wages overnight, reduced taxes, made healthcare free, and forced farmers to sell their products to the government so they could sell to the domestic market cheaply.
As productivity did not increase with wages, and the farmer’s wealth could no longer support Perón’s ridiculous spending, out came the money printer.
He may have disappeared but his policies are still to this day deeply routed into Argentina.
Voted by the people.
Let's take a closer look at Australia. By no means am I comparing the economic mismanagement of Argentina, where poverty affects around 60% of the population, to Australia's successful capitalist model.
What I aim to underscore within a democracy is the concept that the results of a nation's governance are shaped by the voting decisions driven by herd mentality.
As mandated by the state health department, my workplace required three (experimental) mRNA vaccine shots to retain employment.
A dystopian large electronic scoreboard at the gold mine site counted down the days to compliance, which I found ironically amusing.
What shocked me was the compliance from seemingly intelligent colleagues. They willingly risked their health for an experimental jab against a mild virus, while harshly judging others and treating the state premier, Mark McGowan, like a demi-god.
The election that followed, where the premier won by a 90% landslide, left me disillusioned and propelled me into questioning EVERYTHING.
I might end up as one of those weird guys living in a mountain cabin one day, and I'm okay with that, as long as I have steak and a beautiful Argentine companion.
This transformative journey led me to pay attention to individuals such as Ivor Cummings and Dr Robert Malone, and a supportive community on Twitter. Witnessing mainstream media canceling doctors with dissenting views on COVID severity and vaccines further fueled my skepticism.
I even personally met a doctor in Perth who, out of fear of health authorities, administered the vaccine despite questioning its effectiveness and health risks.
I’ll repeat what the good doctor said again, out of fear of the health authorities….
Yes, I regret to confess that I complied with all of this and went in for the 'mRNA clot shot' three times. My motivation for doing so was a significant yearly bonus and accrued holiday pay that I wished to be paid out after several years with the company.
It was a substantial amount of money, and I wanted it, as my decision to leave the rat race had already been made. So, I took, what I believed then and still do today, to be a gamble on my heart health.
However, that's not the end of the tragedy of human rights abuse that was Western Australia.
While the rest of Australia's borders began to open to Australian states and other countries, Western Australia's did not. I had bet on it opening up, as we were beginning to see a return to common sense worldwide, but it never seemed to materialize in Western Australia, almost two years since the beginning of COVID.
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This highlighted the division within Australia, anyone could fly into any other state from anywhere in the world, even from fucking Wuhan, China. Yet, myself and other Tasmanian geologist friends were denied the freedom to travel within our own country to spend time with family over Christmas.
These experiences prompted my exit from the workplace into the almost unknown, keep in mind I’d set some financial motions in place that I regularly write about here.
While I'm not always keen on dwelling on the past, I've come to appreciate its significance in preventing history from repeating itself.
Or, putting myself in that vulnerable position again.
The bottom line of this article:
Being red-pilled to realities was a significant awakening for me to question everything and realise things just aren’t what they seem.
Governments don’t have your well-being in mind. It’s all about what recipe wins power and votes.
This doesn’t mean I don’t love my country and I am not grateful for the extremely fortunate economic opportunity I was granted at birth. Australia’s economic history is the perfect example of how capitalism and a free-market economy improve quality of life, something that other countries in the world dream of.
It means that if the collective mindset votes for a political power that hurts people's quality of life, human rights, and prosperity, then they deserve every ounce of it - much like how the Argentines democratically and periodically elect the devil.
This underscores the importance of holding individuals accountable for their voting choices. If you disagree with the herd’s perspective and find it unbearable in the workplace for the time being, then work towards goals, as I did, which will eventually provide you with the freedom to vote with your feet.
Consider me red-pilled, or at least by the current definition!
Thanks for reading!
Let me know what you think below, be savage on me.
Cheers,
Jordan - Geólogo Trader 🇦🇺
Fucking brilliant!!! 🎯 👏👏👏👏
The red pill came for me when i was younger (i posted about this on your twitter feed re: my parents winning the lottery..they were living in Tasmania at the time, only to end up bankrupt 4 years later)
As for Covid, despite what both sides of the debate say, I have a very simple motto in life - if anyone talks to me and is attempting to target my emotions rather than my intellect then red flags are raised...facts do not need to be sensationalized, and the moment Covid hit the news and the moment politicians started to open their mouths it was all aimed at the emotions...I even remember your mate, McGowan saying that Covid will get you even if you are in the middle of the desert...if this is not a perfect example of aiming at the emotions then i dont know what is.