Love him or hate him, Andrew Tate is… an interesting character. Lol.
I watched part of an interview with him recently, it having come up on YouTube recommendations, and not having enough self-restraint to resist. What stood out this time: his position/perspective on “winning” and “the matrix…” which are kind of entertainingly paradoxical.
Of course, Tate positions himself as a hero, champion, protagonist against “the matrix” - the established power structure of ‘elites,’ governmental oligarchies, and the societal/cultural constructs “they” have (successfully) utilized towards control of populations. He’s a fighter - having been a literal champion in the MMA world, and carrying that spirit over into the crusade against tyranny, injustice, and “the system.” He’s not stupid, and knows how to speak with enough confidence to win over the hearts & minds of men who share disdain of “the powers that were” and “the system,” providing compelling arguments for what he ‘preaches…’
Yet…
For all the rhetoric spoken of “fighting” and “exiting” what, for the sake of positioning ourselves to understand what he’s referring to by, “the matrix,” it’s apparent (to me at least, and maybe you soon) that his positionality on life as a competition - and a deeply-rooted belief that he must “win” and “is a winner” - is still, itself, a matrix construct.
That while he could surely give a seemingly logically-sound articulation of why that is, backed by everything confirmation bias requires, his worldview is still shaped by a belief system rooted in and perpetuated by “the matrix.”
That while he champions himself as a fighter against the matrix and may have structured his life in ways different than most people “in the matrix” operate, through the nature of his resistance against it, he continues to give “it” energy & power by agreement to “its” existence- unknowingly, in one way, through the inherited core belief structure of a “competitive” world, the need to “prove” oneself, and “win” according to standards that - no matter the degree to which he might think are “his own” - still use “the matrix’s” standards as a benchmark for measuring “success.”
And this is such a deeply-held belief (cultural & societal) system, that some of y’all reading this may have already been triggered into defending it, unable crack open to what I’m getting at here.
(To clarify: this writing isn’t just about Andrew Tate - but rather, a dynamic within our collective psychology which his example here demonstrates rather beautifully.)
Or, if I’ve articulated the perspective well, the “anti-virus” has taken root and begun its work in your mind.
We’ve pretty much all been indoctrinated into certain worldviews growing up. By our families, school, media, governments - the different facets, instruments, vehicles, outreaches of culture & society. There are things we’ve heard, read, and been told so many times that we’ve embraced them as true, don’t question them, and will continue defending them to our death. (For sometimes, our entire worldviews and sense of ego/identity depend upon their foundation, no matter how true or not they might actually be.*)
Such as that of the world being a “competitive” place.
The coding of this belief in “competition” can be found & reinforced in the institutional dogma of science - Darwin’s theory of evolution, a pillar upon which pretty much all of modern, formalized academy has been built.
The coding of this belief in the unnegotiable necessity of “winners” and “losers” can be found in economic *theory, a pillar of capitalism - having seeped its way into how the world does business, finance, and organization of resources.
The coding of this belief in “competition,” “winners & losers,” has been such a foundational element in the development of all sorts of societal & cultural institutions & structures, formal & informal, that it’s been nearly impossible to “escape from” - observable just as equally in ‘survival’ reality TV shows, children’s schooling & sports, social media “influencer” culture driven by likes & followers in an “attention economy,” and a mad scramble for toilet paper as populations were driven into/by fear at the start of a plandemic as the larger-scale “competition” present in global economics, wars, and even rivalries between religions fighting for their God’s superiority, their belief systems’ propagation to triumph over others’, their way of thinking & being to be recognized, proven, and dominate over all other “opposing” ones.
One could draw countless examples from scientific & economic theory to argue - just as confidently as Tate - that “competition” is an ‘undeniable, inescapable part of life.’ Once set in motion, confirmation bias has no off-switch.
But.
If/when perpetuating the “fight” for this belief system - when acting as an agent of its cultural/societal coding - is it not still but a subscription to “the matrix” of collective psychology in which these beliefs reside?
Is the never-ending quest to “win” not but an endeavor dependent upon constructs of the cultural-societal matrix itself which set the foundational contrasts of “winning” and “losing” via concepts agreed-upon within it?
Who/what sets the definition & criteria of a “win” and “loss?
Is Andrew Tate a “winner” who’s “escaped the matrix” because he doesn’t work a 9-to-5, has made hundreds of millions of dollars, and asserts it as a “truth?” Is he really embodying more “freedom” than a Buddhist master free of attachment to the “maya” of the world?
While Tate argues ‘no man should strive for happiness,’ instead taking on the role of some machine-like being with a sole “success”-oriented direction, garnering the attention & support of millions of young men worldwide, ending up in jail - while flipping the experience to support his narrative of the victimized, oppressed hero - does any of this truly make him more of a “winner” than countless men & women who may have found their peace, satisfaction, happiness and “success” in far more “conventional” lifestyles & work? Is it really (as was said on one of my favorite childhood posters of the cartoon cat, Garfield), ”he with the most toys wins” - or the most trophies, money, passports, baby-mommas, and confidently-spoken monologues reinforcing a narrative of oneself as the victor against a “matrix” that receive the attention & support of millions of “followers”…? *Or is that just more ‘matrix’ mindfuckery, slipping in the back door?
Don’t get me wrong here - I’m not hating on Tate. Rather, I might just be presenting counterperspectives to certain cultural/societal beliefs which he - as a “popular” figure in the public spotlight - gives voice to. And this isn’t to suggest that he - or anyone else subscribing to the same belief systems - is “wrong.”
Tate does have alot to say that has merit. I may not agree with 100% of what he says, but respect him. There’s a reason he resonates with so many people, as he does speak alot of truth - with an authenticity & passion that can be contagious. And, with a confidence that can be an ‘effective’ substitute (and/or coping mechanism) for the human vulnerability of embracing one’s own limits of knowledge, faultiness of thinking, and blind spots in which cognitive biases operate. But again, this isn’t about him - but rather the reflections he provides, both to us individually and as a society.
Also particularly interesting to note: Tate’s Human Design incarnation cross is that of The Cross Of Planning… the ‘background frequency’ which we as a collective have been in for the last 400 years, and are ‘officially’ exiting in 2027 as transitioning into the Cross Of The (Sleeping) Phoenix.
Tate isn’t “wrong” for so strongly giving voice to the worldview of “competition,” “winners,” and “losers.” In a way, he’s a perfect embodiment of it… providing a clear, powerful reflection of this aspect of the program/matrix in which humanity has been… and is exiting out of.
Granted, the ‘exit/escape’ from ‘the matrix’ we are undertaking is not the one listeners of his sermons might think. Partially, yes. Entirely, no.
Yet, as times change - and with them, their institutional, cultural and societal structures, both external & internal - we may be challenged more than ever to transition from the matrixes of our familiar internal beliefs & ways of beings… *including those pertaining to the “competitive” nature of the world and the ways we think about, frame, and relate to “winning” and “losing.”
And there’s some paradox to navigate, considering the Cross Of The (Sleeping) Phoenix is one foretold to be much more in which individuation is emphasized & supported, versus the collective nature of the Cross Of Planning. Here, it may be temping - and tricky unwinding from preconceptions - to carry forward our conceptions of “competition,” “winners” & “losers” into a new era which it might even be more apparent that there are “winners” and “losers” as evolution forces us to adapt… albeit the nature of “the competition” may be radically different.
In a way, it might almost be seen that the “winners” in the new era are those who’ve “exited the matrix” - including the entire paradigm / belief system of competition itself. Those who opt out of the competitive frameworks of the old world, peacefully disregard our cherished notions of “winning” & “losing” in favor of authenticity - surrendering attachment to conventional measurements of “success” in exchange for our own, truly personalized embodiments of peace, satisfaction, meaning, and “purpose” that require no competition, no losers, no fights against any matrix of the old world.
Meanwhile, there will be bound to be some who do fit the qualifications/descriptions of “losers” - possibly, those who cling to the ways of the old world and exhaust themselves operating from the outdated psychological matrixes in which their “success” is dependent upon participation in competitive frequencies, attempting to sustain their old identities (as “winners” or “losers”) in systems (both external & internal, cultural/societal & individual) that are collapsing under the pressure of evolutionary change.
Even if those sticking with ‘tradition’ and chasing yesterday’s version of “success” achieve it - playing their cards well in the ‘competitive’ world to secure enough wealth to live comfortably, comfort doesn’t always equate to satisfaction (and or happiness). Trophies for playing society’s games don’t translate to fulfillment. Nice things and the prestige of meeting cultural standards of “winning” aren’t a reflection of what the heart & soul want, need and value. And ultimately, pursuing the values & standards set by others, society, culture, and/or whatever combination of those are formed within & sustain “the matrix” - no matter the “success” & “win” within its constructs, frameworks, belief systems, paradigms, rules - may detract from the individual path and result in “losing” if/when the ‘wrong’ direction is taken. (Of course, reality is nuanced, and it is fully possible for individuals to pursue their own path & values while also “winning” within/according to societal/cultural standards. Life isn’t black-or-white.) These principles may always be true, independent of the changing times - whether aligning with the shift of crosses in 2027 as voiced through Human Design, other convergences of astrological transits articulating transitions in global energies, or other prophecized turning points without technical details to logically explain them. Though perhaps these truths are ever-more relevant in such grand times of change, given the significant opportunities to be seized for really breaking off from convention and thriving in one’s unique soul journey as conditions provide extra resources & incentives to fuel quantum leaps in new directions. (i.e. There are more than a handful of individuals for whom blockchain technologies & new decentralized economies built on/with it have provided pathways to “exit the matrix” of 9-to-5, just as ChatGPT & AI is being embraced by entrepreneurs to level up in their independence, and others are identifying ways to serve people in “different” ways in alignment with new sets of cultural values emerging as more & more are unsubscribing from “the matrix” programs and seeking bridges to a new world we can’t fully see yet but feel unfolding in its crystalization. And these are “winners” in these transitions - not according to any economic doctrines where competition is a given or benchmarks where competitiveness is built-in, but to the criteria of the soul. And possibly/likely, within a different organic framework of nature in which cooperation & synergy are valued and served through fair balances of giving & receiving, divorced from all the logical fuckery of the mind with its capitalistic theories of “limited resources” and such. “Winning” not as an amassing of wealth & fame, but alignment and embodiment of higher character, integrity and wisdom as finding our ways of sustaining ourselves and being of service to the world through the refinement of our unique frequency that emerges once unplugging from “the matrix” of the past’s ways and its “competitive” games.)
But lest I digress too far off into an ADHD ramble, when what’s needed to be said here may already have been.
To wrap this up, with a disclaimer, in all fairness: what the fuck do I know.
T’is fully possible I’ve just been talking/writing out my ass, stringing together ‘my own’ narrative out of bits & pieces of Human Design prophecy, “spiritual” communities’ outlooks on “ascension” and whatnot - casting my own compelling arguments for a particular viewpoint full of confirmation bias - perhaps just as much coming from ego as those I’ve judged, somehow convincing myself I’m “winning” in some regard while subtly putting down a huge chunk of humanity that simply does things differently. Maybe I am a “loser” - spending my time & creative energy on these types of rants rather than building an empire, having gaslit myself into valuing ‘playing small’ under the guise of ‘minimalism’ or ‘flying under the radar,’ disowning the part of me that did once want to ‘go big or go home’ like Tate, and having settled for slightly above mediocrity, still falling short of my “potential” - having somewhat “exited the matrix” of conventional societal/cultural ways, yet still captive in a prison of the mind and continuing to paint it as something else with narratives like these rather than hold myself accountable to higher standards as Tate has.
Not to leave any misconceptions: Tate is a “winner.” Not just because of the tropies or belts he has from fighting, the money from his business “successes,” or the millions of followers. But ultimately, because of his conviction in that identity. And yeah, we can all fool ourselves and believe in things that aren’t true; and yeah, the concept of “winning” may still depend upon matrix constructs of ‘competition’ to exist, irregardless of what other perspectives & potentialities there are to tune/plug into. And yeah, many of the metrics Tate’s “winning” rely upon may still be matrix shit- whether the materialism, societal/cultural standards, or the mind/ego games of having somehow “escaped/transcended” it. Though at the same time, he has exercised a great degree of freedom of choice and set his own metrics - no matter which do & don’t happen to overlap with “the matrix’s.” No fucking doubt about it, he is “winning” far more in life than the “spiritual” extremists who’ve convinced themselves “exiting the matrix” entails living completely offgrid in the woods without money or participation in society. While simultaneously, there are also probably renunciates in Tibetan ashrams who have ‘given up’ everything wordly and are living levels of inner freedom & happiness most of us can’t even imagine, who’ve truly won. And of course… different games. Neither of which you & I have to play. Part of the beauty of life in this day & age: we get to choose, define, create our own… and win at them. (Or not.)
Blah, blah, blah.
I suppose at the end of the day, it all comes down to a matter of what does “winning” mean for ourselves. And/or, do we even want to live life like a competition? If so, why?
Maybe some of us are inherently wired/designed to be fighters, and simply love the game. While for others, at other times in our lives, peace, satisfaction, fulfillment and contentment can be found/created/accessed/enjoyed living according to different sets of values, playing different types of games that aren’t about “winning.” Neither is “right” or “wrong.”
And granted, this is kinda some basic ass shit. While I may have fancied up this conclusion in alot of smart-sounding words, it’s all rather pretty straightforward & simple.
Though, it’s also seemingly part of the human experience to go through (often large parts of) our lives without true, deep, conscious awareness of our values & motivations for why we play the games we do.
It’s pretty damn common that at some point, we’ve been influenced by societal & cultural programs, standards & conventions to engage in “competitions” that are really nothing more than a fugazi - and lead us down paths full of promises of ego-stroking, yet don’t actually nourish the soul. It’s not uncommon that many “winning” in “the matrix” are the least happy and undergo the deepest soul unrest, while more & more are finding greater contentment & fulfillment in the ways of minimalism - stripped from all the unessential excesses that often accompany “winning,” freed from the pressures of competition as prioritizing the refinement & embodiment of their own values over any external benchmarks.
Maybe I’m “right” to call out Tate’s conviction in competition being integral to life as still some matrix shit. Though maybe I’m wrong (the perspective not entirely invalid, but limited - just as all perspectives are, but one of many.) And it’d be a straight-up gaslight to assert that perspective as truth - versus confess I don’t fucking know… and really, it doesn’t matter. What does: expanding consciousness to see where we might still ‘fall into traps’ that have us hypocritically contradicting ourselves, valuing & chasing “the wrong things,” and keeping ourselves stuck in narratives - whether “the matrix’s” or ‘our own’ - that serve ego at the cost of soul growth, fulfillment and happiness. Or maybe it doesn’t matter, and we can be as unconscious as we choose for however many lifetimes to go through the whole gamut of experience, and the ’meaning’only comes to life once we intentionally breathe it into existence for ourselves - which is still no reflection upon what anyone else architects as truth in/for their own personal experience of reality.
Alright. That’s probably about enough mindfuckery for today. 😼☯️✨