I almost never use the words "I love you." Sooner or later women complain about this; my answer is, but do you FEEL loved? If they can definitively answer yes, they'll leave you alone about it afterward.

  @replacemenwithalphas00 I'm a limerence junkie, I enjoy basking in that sweet oxytocin. The trick is not to fall into a Blue Pill role. It's a form of psychological edging you might say, others might liken it to dabbling in heroin.

"Love" as a Blue Pill trap is most dangerous to inexperienced young men, but it's a capacity we have at any age.

  @destraht what front end are you using

  @destraht You spoke of eventually getting other garages, if you could get an even cheaper fixed cost place set up and have a second speakeasy targeting those you want to steer away from the primo club, you'll have a win-win scenario with both demographics.

Were you saying earlier that tourists have a hostile/belligerent attitude toward the locals?

  @destraht Is there a way to leave a discreet trail of "breadcrumbs" from a distinct intersection or landmark to your hidden place? At night, the tiniest bit of colored reflective tape is highly visible to anyone holding a light. Plus discreet paint dots leading the way during daylight.

  @destraht Makes sense to tap in to established local protocols like this. Superficially, by western standards it sounds inherently like a "beta bucks" type arrangement, but in context with Russian culture there must be some masculine elements to the whole song and dance. Personally I prefer helping people hoist themselves by their own petard and the resulting respect, over groveling dependents

  @destraht Aside from physically schlepping tourists directly to them, is there any opportunity to use ecommerce to expose local craftspeople to wider markets to bring new money into the local microeconomy? Another trade (in addition to "personal attention") that boosts your social and monetary capital; the makings of a benevolent local emperor.

  @destraht I'm always interested in the progress of your emerging tribe space here. Questions: How does the "locals drink free" model not put you in a solid Beta Bucks position with the men AND women? Also the drinks model might favor and concentrate less productive/ambitious alcoh-y types. Smart to facilitate bringing in spendy tourists to potentially benefit ambitious tribesmen/your status.

  @destraht Your time is your most valuable resource. Trading using your personal attention cannot scale up, that's one of the reasons money emerged very early in civilization. Yes give some individual attention, humans everywhere crave that. Bundling it with other value can extend your reach.

  @MentORPHEUS 1970s signal control and display upgrade