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Nice guys (should) finish last

» Why self-proclaimed ‘nice guys’ won't ever be winners

Alex Stanton
Staff Writer

here comes a time in every

man’s life when he realizes
that the rules your parents teach
you to live by are very distinct
from the rules that the world
actually runs by. In fact, most
moral lessons your parents
imparted to you are not only
wrong, they're outright lies told
to you by authority figures to
keep you in check. Realizing
this fact is an essential part of
becoming an adult; how you react
to this realization will define
who you are.

Occasionally, a man will
grow up, get a glimpse of the
truth about the unfairness of
life, and pretend that he heard
nothing. Many grown men
want to believe that the most
important thing in life is being a
good person so Santa will bring
them presents. They generally
have a crippling phobia of
conflict, which leads to a lack
of assertive behaviour (and lost
opportunities). Most amusing
of all, when it comes to women,
they don’t just believe in the

: he is at making those around him :
: complacent and content.

Does that description feel

: familiar to you? Do you ever feel

: that you don’t get enough credit

: for being such a decent all-

: around person, particularly from
: women? This common breed of

: person is what people have taken :
: to calling the “nice guy.” The

: nice guy finishes last... all the

: time. Quite frankly, he usually
: deserves it.

I’ve associated the word

: “nice” with guys who are being

: kind to someone who can give

: them something in return. Sure,
; many interpersonal relationships
: are partially built on what one

: party can do for the other, but

: the problem with the nice guy is

: that he believes he’s entitled to

: everyone's respect and friendship
: because he’s “such a good guy.”

These self-proclaimed

: nice guys generally don’t have

: any game whatsoever with the

: opposite sex. Why? Because,

: as always, they exclusively play

: up one of the few qualities they
: have, being a genuinely friendly
: person.

The biggest problem with

that should be expected from

: everyone in society anyway,

: regardless of what you get in

: return for it. A nice guy firmly

: believes, being as nice as he is to
: woman, that he’s entitled to her
: time because he treats her like a
: princess.

Nice guys, the most

: important lesson I can give

: you on your journey to self-

: improvement is this: “nice” is

: boring. That’s not to say you

: shouldn't keep being a righteous
: dude, but you need to be more

: than that. Doormats get stepped
: on and overlooked by the people
: that matter in their career due

: to a serious lack of assertiveness
: and confidence; and for those

: of you moaning about how that

: girl you were so nice to always

: goes for jerks and assholes,

: just keep in mind that there

: is nothing at all interesting or

: sexually attractive toa woman

: about overblown chivalry and

: kowtowing.

Not all hope is lost, nice

: guys, for I’ma recovering nice

: guy myself. I can tell you from
: experience that you can gain

: the self-respect and confidence

 

 

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they go all the way in, giving : succeed in various aspects of : the fullest. I would get on that 2
their greatest impression ofa : your life, be it with relationships, ! now; as long as your personality é
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all, there's no quality more : you need a hell ofa lot more than : you'll get nothing but a well- wv,
desirable in a man than how good : common decency, something deserved last place trophy. a
» Why do people hate transit and is there a way to solve it?
Aaron Guillen : who was uncontrollably drunk —: voice their frustrations towards
Contributor : while walking between the rails: each other, the perfect situation :
: of Surrey Central and Gateway: arose for the public to send their :
h, transit: the common : Station. The operators had to : message to TransLink, loud and :
source of hate for many : stop the train and allow him to : clear. If you recall, this past
college students. Asa hot topic: get on board only to find out he: May revealed not-so-shocking
in the news, TransLink regularly : “needed to get to Saskatchewan.” : results: 61.7 per cent of the
receives commuter complaints: Go figure. : public voted No to the transit
which vary from having a bus : All of these occurrences : referendum. The proposal
pass them at a stop to late : make TransLink look like the : promised transit, biking, and
SkyTrain departures. : bad guy. Ironically, sometimes : road upgrades with a price tag
Recently, I asked my : the passengers might be the : of an additional 0.5 per cent tax
friends about their memorable —_: bad guys. Last year, TransLink —: hike across Metro Vancouver. $
experiences aboard a bus, : released a flurry of campaign : As we delve deeper into this g
SkyTrain, or SeaBus. Many : posters targeting transit pet : investigation, we can only find a
commented about rude : peeves, From Blocking Bunny to : unreliability and mistrust at its ‘g
bus drivers who turn away : Chatty Chihuahua, riders were: root. Unfortunately, TransLink °
customers that cannot payan —: able to voice their concerns to —_:_ hasn't been able to fix their 8

additional dollar to add fare.

more buses during peak hours
and air conditioning in crowded
places. The most disturbing

one I heard about was of a man

: each other ina satirical form. It
Others talked about the need for ! was a clever way to help fellow

: riders realize the impact that

: they make to those around them

: while taking transit.

While riders were able to

: problem, but they are making

: an effort to ease the tension by
: eliminating zones on all bus

: fares. Starting October 5, buses
: will be one zone, all day, every

single day.

 

I understand the issues

: that Metro Vancouver

: residents are facing today, but
: maybe we need to evaluate

: our level of expectation of

: TransLink in order to arrive at

: favourable outcomes. Let’s get a
: conversation started. Tweet your
: opinions with #TransLinkTalk

: on Twitter!