{"id":55445,"date":"2015-10-05T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=55445"},"modified":"2015-10-02T21:55:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-03T02:55:22","slug":"rules-for-the-paleo-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=55445","title":{"rendered":"Rules For The Paleo Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, the\u00a0NYTimes\u00a0<\/em>published a piece by a Brian Lombardi, “27 Rules for the Modern Castratus” – retitled “27 Rules for the Modern Man” at publication time. \u00a0In it, he spelled out a list of “rules” for what passes for a “modern man” among\u00a0NYTimes\u00a0<\/em>readers and staff – a few that were pure common sense, and a bunch more that seemed to devolve from some combination of “feminization” and “slavery to marketing”.<\/p>\n

And while the criticism of the piece was immediate and usually hi-freaking-larious, I figured it was high time we codified the rules for those of us who consider modernity to be a cancer when it comes to matters of eternal principle.<\/p>\n

And so I present “Rules for the Paleo Man”<\/p>\n

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  1. The Paleo man does a good job, whatever his job is. \u00a0He also knows it’s his responsibility alone to know what “good job” means, and how to do it.<\/li>\n
  2. A Paleo man presents himself to the world exactly as he needs to to be appreciated as what he is; whether a CEO, a plumber, a soldier or a radiology technician, he says what he needs to say, does what he needs to do, wears what he needs to wear to convey the impression that he does a good job. \u00a0Fashions and trends and brand names\u00a0are irrelevant; being seen as a good investment of others’ time and stewards of others’ investment, property, well-being or safety is.<\/li>\n
  3. The Paleo man respects himself. \u00a0He treats himself accordingly in his personal habits.<\/li>\n
  4. Because the Paleo man respects himself, he respects others, and acts accordingly. \u00a0It also means he keeps the opinions of others in proper perspective; they’re feedback, not guideposts.<\/li>\n
  5. The Paleo man respects women in general, and his significant other in particular.<\/li>\n
  6. The Paleo man has integrity; he practices what he preaches, and he only preaches what he needs to.<\/li>\n
  7. The Paleo man takes care of his kids, whatever it takes.<\/li>\n
  8. The Paleo man protects himself, his loved ones, his neighbors and his property; whether childproofing his living room or becoming proficient with a shotgun\u00a0– and teaching them how to do the same – he learns, and does, what needs to be done.<\/li>\n
  9. The Paleo man has the tools he needs to do all of the above; whether that tool is a socket set, a book on “Diaper Changing for Dummies”, a melon baller, a new Java Virtual Machine, a shotgun\u00a0or an Armani, he knows, obtains and takes care of the tools he needs to earn a living, care for and protect his family. \u00a0Brands and fashions and trends don’t matter to him; effectiveness does.<\/li>\n
  10. A Paleo man doesn’t need a list of rules to tell him any of this.<\/li>\n
  11. A Paleo man doesn’t tell others how to live their lives. \u00a0And he quietly dismisses others who try to tell him how to live his.<\/li>\n
  12. A Paleo man only goes into a club with a DJ if it’s a very promising date. \u00a0 Otherwise, it’s either a live band, or a jukebox.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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