TRP does not help you accept your limitations. It tells you that the problem is women. AWALT. Women are shitty. Knowing that women are shitty this is how you treat them (The aforementioned douchey behavior). And that's the bulk of TRP.
I didn't get that from RP at all. The problem was me, because women didn't react to how I presented myself the way I believed they should. Again, AWALT is something I use to remind myself the woman standing in front of me is just as human as I am, because once upon a time I placed them on a pedestal that had be believing they were more altruistic, more loving, and more caring than I was. Turns out, there are many women who are, and many who are not. Sure, you probably think that's commons sense, but I guess it wasn't common enough for me.
Terpers go through a series of mental hoops to explain why their behavior isn't terrible. Calling it "amoral" as if subscribing to a coo-coo philosophy suddenly makes you immune from what's ethical or not, is the most commonly used one. Next is: but what do you care, how does it hurt you? Or: but I'm not dating men.
If I'm behaving terribly, I admit it and fix it. Calling RP "amoral" isn't about rationalizing shit. Its about discussing knowledge that can be used for "good" or "evil", but the information itself has no morality. It is amoral until a man puts it into practice, and then the "morality" of it depends largely on who is judging the act itself.
The ones I have hope for are those that don't want to be immoral, terrible people. And they take offense that others consider them to be so unethical even while they're rationalizing terrible behavior and thoughts.
OK, so I have no desire to be an immoral person. That does not change the fact that beneath the surface, I agree with a lot of the core RP beliefs. I want to know RP because I want a long lasting and happy marriage. That depends on two things: 1. that my wife is dedicated to our marriage and puts effort into it. 2. that I do the same, which includes providing her with what she needs to stay committed. It turns out some of that is raw sexual attraction, seeing me as a "high value man" that belongs to her, and knowing what's out there that'll be working against our efforts.
And some just relish being terrible. I don't think there's much hope for them.
I agree completely, but again that isn't a problem only RP men share with other folks.