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fschmidt wrote

We have a mission statement and long term goals, but what can CoAlpha offer now?  If the answer is that we offer nothing now other than a plan for the future, is this really enough to attract enough men to implement this plan?  When you look at successful groups, they offer some immediate benefit to attract members.  Religion offers life after death.  Many online forums offer sympathy and a place to complain (complaining being a very popular activity these days).  So my question is what can we offer right now, and if nothing, do we have any chance of success?

Socializing could be one offering. I don't have any friends. Since I don't have any friends, I get most of my socializing needs met through the internet. This is part of the reason I enjoy forums so much. Creating a chatroom here would be a big offering.

I could always find friends in real life, but I think anyone who subscribes to the CoAlpha mindset will find themselves quickly at odds with most people. Being friends with most people requires adopting their mainstream life style. Mainstream life styles compromise CoAlpha ethics.

My brother, as you know, is a Jehovah's Witness. One of Jehovah's Witnesses immediate offerings is a ready made social network. Right when you join, you instantly have friends. My brother doesn't need to go outside his value spectrum in order to have fun and socialize. He can get all his social needs met in a hermetically sealed bubble.

Of course using CoAlpha as a social club partly goes against the line in the mission statement that reads "Neither is it just a men's social club."

Another offering that's similar albeit slightly different, could be organizing sex trips to the third world (for those whom approve of prostitution). It's a bit scary traveling to a third world country alone. So whom better to have fun traveling with than CoAlphas whom share your world view? This would be for guys whom aren't married yet and whom aren't ready to marry (or guys whom are married but don't care) but still want to experience women outside the femisphere. This experience would serve as prostitution, traveling and group bonding all in one.

J. Donner wrote

I think a common problem for people today is information overload. One of the things CoAlpha could offer is a synthesized selection of the best articles, books, and websites on (for example) feminism. The same could be done for dating or expatriating or whatever else we decide is an important issue for CoAlphas.

I agree with this. I have a limited amount of time to study. On top of this I'm lazy and often tired. I should only spend time on the very best information. A lot of information is okay, some is good, but little qualifies as essential. I'd like to see less rather than more information, as it would help me focus rather than paralyzing me with without directions.

I'm slowly picking up the books fschmidt mentions, but this isn't an organized approach. I'd prefer a limited list of items prioritized from most to least important.