Not all the Freemasons are that way. Just the progressive lodges from what I have seen.
Do real friends exist anymore?
Checked. Low level masons are often just random dudes and local small business owners. It's one of those organization where 95%+ who are in it don't know the true nature of what's going on at the highest levels, which in turn gives them good cover.
A true friend will visit you in jail.
when did this shit turn into a conversation about freemasons.
shifty faggots
I couldn't say. My lineage basically put me in charge. Not a clue, as I don't participate in most of their nonsense.
As they say, I am not a player.
Look, you know how at the end of every children's story and fairy tale the hero realizes "the real power was within himself the whole time"? In all true spiritual paths this is what you find out. Now that self-reliance can appear ungodly to people who are used to the idea of a purely external God. Masonry and every other "secret" tradition is this path of realization that the real truth is hidden under the darkness of your own heart. They symbolize this process to keep it a secret until people are ready to know. I am not a Mason so I can say these things directly, they cannot. If you study the underlying symbols as an unfolding process of learning, you will come to understand. The problem is the masons made it a sociopolitical organization and power corrupts. Everyone can become corrupt, it's not a problem only they have.
Hope this helps.
I had two. I've been black pilled for so long that I just disconnected from the world. Now I just prefer being alone, living in my imagination, the peace of solitude, and above all, the pursuit of enlightenment. I believe enlightenment comes from within, so everything else is bottleneck for that goal. Most people can't handle being alone for any extended period of time. I've gotten to the point I can't handle being around people for any extended period of time.
Do we really need friends in the modern world?
With the improvement of technology you no longer need some huge social network to deal with your daily routine.
Need to learn something? Need someone to rent you some tools? Need a car? Need some baby sitter? Need social interactions? Need illegals products? Need sex? Need a wife?
You just need to go on the internet, we have successfully created a a society where you barely need others peoples anymore, and that's a huge improvement.
The downside is that people don't know how to maintain a traditional friendship anymore, or have good social skills, but truth is we only need disposable peoples for specific tasks nowadays.
Same if you want friends in this modern world, you just need to join some group on the internet around a center of interest.
This is actually very easy.
What do you think of Pic related?
Understanding comes from within. Enlightenment is abscense of thoughts and narratives. If someone is giving you an elaborate story it is quite a lot of thoughts and definitely a narrative, which is not enlightenment.