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One of the benefits of it is that it pulls no punches. It's a better manifesto in that respect than anything I wrote, or even that Hitler wrote, because it doesn't hold back from putting forth a vision of the benefits of having, say, absolute power. There's not really any concern for the well-being of the weak, except to the extent they may be useful to the strong. I used to write about benevolent white supremacy, but I could've just been like, "Whatever, we don't need blacks." Hitler, while redpilled in some ways, had some ideas of dubious merit, e.g. that women should be given the right to vote after they get married. What is the point, when the husband can just cast a vote on her behalf, kind of like how whites in slave states used to effectively cast votes on behalf of the slave population multiplied by 3/5ths? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Fifths_Compromise
It also doesn't mind admitting that for the inferior, sometimes life simply lacks meaning. I search for meaning in my own life, and often it seems missing, and I have to acknowledge my faults are a large part of the reason for that. People will offer platitudes, but those are unsatisfying. It's actually more satisfying to be told, "You were born as a fuck-up in certain ways that have held you back from a lot of dreams you could've otherwise pursued, so your life may not actually have a lot of meaning."
There's not necessarily a problem with thinking that way. It could be interpreted as a challenge to prove that assessment wrong. But if you hit 40 and still are stagnating, guess what, you'll probably continue along those same lines.
Religion, though, has always served as a way by which fuck-ups could become useful and maybe get a few scraps, even if the cult leader reserves to himself the best. If it weren't for that, churches probably couldn't even exist. Look at how the Catholic Church, for instance, has made use of homosexuals by putting them in the priesthood and having them serve in that capacity in exchange for access to boys (who, if they respond positively to the priests' advances, are probably mostly gay, which means this is pretty much harmless).
A religion that glorifies the holding of power over other human beings (as vintologi does) creates an inspiring vision, even if it's known that most will not be able to reach the top of the hierarchy. Just the potential, and the getting to belong to an empire of splendor and renown, and thus be considered magnificent in a way by association with and contribution to it, has probably motivated a lot of people over the course of history.
It's kind of like how most people won't win the lottery, but they still have fun playing it and support the existence of it because it funds schools and at least gives them hope that theoretically they could become rich and have a fulfilling life where they can realize their fantasies. Vintologi too supports the idea of sortition by which some might be chosen based on random chance.
It also doesn't mind admitting that for the inferior, sometimes life simply lacks meaning. I search for meaning in my own life, and often it seems missing, and I have to acknowledge my faults are a large part of the reason for that. People will offer platitudes, but those are unsatisfying. It's actually more satisfying to be told, "You were born as a fuck-up in certain ways that have held you back from a lot of dreams you could've otherwise pursued, so your life may not actually have a lot of meaning."
There's not necessarily a problem with thinking that way. It could be interpreted as a challenge to prove that assessment wrong. But if you hit 40 and still are stagnating, guess what, you'll probably continue along those same lines.
Religion, though, has always served as a way by which fuck-ups could become useful and maybe get a few scraps, even if the cult leader reserves to himself the best. If it weren't for that, churches probably couldn't even exist. Look at how the Catholic Church, for instance, has made use of homosexuals by putting them in the priesthood and having them serve in that capacity in exchange for access to boys (who, if they respond positively to the priests' advances, are probably mostly gay, which means this is pretty much harmless).
A religion that glorifies the holding of power over other human beings (as vintologi does) creates an inspiring vision, even if it's known that most will not be able to reach the top of the hierarchy. Just the potential, and the getting to belong to an empire of splendor and renown, and thus be considered magnificent in a way by association with and contribution to it, has probably motivated a lot of people over the course of history.
It's kind of like how most people won't win the lottery, but they still have fun playing it and support the existence of it because it funds schools and at least gives them hope that theoretically they could become rich and have a fulfilling life where they can realize their fantasies. Vintologi too supports the idea of sortition by which some might be chosen based on random chance.
