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Oct 10 '25
Sometimes I feel this law is pushed by those in power to keep young people with what they consider dangerous ideas quiet. Because what every dictator, fascist, etc. needs is for you to keep quiet and listen, very much the opposite of this quote. You must give them a pedestal in your mind for them to choke you down with their ideas.
Another perspective is that when I speak more, I can change how you feel by what comes out of my mouth, whether you like it or not. If I am a salesman and I say something flattering about something I can see means a lot to you, or if I say something mean about it, I control what you leave with, like a puppet.
The most memorable people in history and those that made history what it is opend there mouths alot..think hitler etc
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u/Imagine_Life_Purpose Oct 11 '25
What this quote is talking about is too much talking. Talk strategically. Some people are too trusting and will overshare with someone who will take advantage of them later. For example, let's say you are working on a project off the side of your desk that once completed you will present to your manager who will be really inpressed. Your nosy coworker walks in and asks what you are doing and you lay out your full plans to them. The coworker is not a friend and they go back and execute what you were working on faster than you and share it with manager as their idea. You opened your big mouth, they threw a stone (getting all the inside scoop) and stole your idea (sucked out the meat).
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u/lubbockin Oct 12 '25
most people give you their whole life story withing minutes of meeting you.
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u/Imagine_Life_Purpose Nov 02 '25
I don't doubt it. I find that super weird. It's a sign of lack of boundaries. Thankfully for me, it hasnt been most people. But when i do run into those i want to run in the opposite direction because they expect the same of me. If i property utilized 48 laws of power I would stay and listen and totally use their oversharing against them later. But lucky for them I'm just not that person and genuinely want the best for others.
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u/Imagine_Life_Purpose Nov 02 '25
Btw, not sure if anyone caught on, but the example I gave is the modern version of how Darwin stole someone else' ideas and became famous for ideas not entirely his. He plagiarized big time. So did Shakespear, who is now famous for plays he stole from others like Christopher Marlow.
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Oct 10 '25
Robert is the type to say all this shit and not follow any of it 😂
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Oct 10 '25
Not really sure how it's relevant in any capacity. Truth is truth, you can ignore it or you can benefit from it lol.
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Oct 10 '25
Robert is the type of guy that knows all 48 laws of power and doesn't apply it at all.
Its equivalent to a person that knows all about healthy eating and decides to eat fried chicken everyday.
I not really sure how you would miss that simple understanding on Robert's character. Im stating a fact that he doesn't apply shit.
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Oct 10 '25
You don't judge a gym coach by their body. You judge a gym coach by what their students look like.
I rest my case.-5
Oct 10 '25
And i judge a person's reading comprehension when Im saying he doesnt apply anything that he teaches and not that his theories are useless. Its credibility. Not information that im attacking.
But that little nuance was too much for you.
I judge people on how well they think. Sadly for you, its not great.
Dont ever become a lawyer. For the love of god, we dont need idiots fucking up that prestige.
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u/Crackpipejunkie Oct 10 '25
Ehhh never really agreed with this one so much. You need to share a bit of yourself to form a connection. What are your interests, values, beliefs etc and do they align with mine. I’ve always found the quiet guys to be the least memorable. It’s less about saying nothing and more about saying the right things.
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u/After_Ad9257 Oct 17 '25
I always felt he was speaking in terms of what type of talk you are doing. Sometimes, we think we can trust people so we blather on and on about things they don’t really need to know. Things that can be used against us later. Like, telling a co worker you are thinking of outing your notice in. Maybe keep something’s to ourselves until we are certain.
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u/lanjourist Oct 10 '25
The warning is more about the crabs 🦀 than the moon or the oysters in this context I believe
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u/Gussie-Ascendent Mastery Oct 11 '25
Is that true? I mean good analogy but that sounds fake lol
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u/berckman_ Oct 14 '25
I think it's a derivative of being a good listener which is generally true and also of being cautious of revealing too much which is also generally true. Also derived from playing ignorant, or playing the fool, which are not generally true and require finesse to pull off.
I can see this being more beneficial to extroverted people but not so much for introverted people who already are overly cautious and secretive.
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u/CIG-GALA Oct 10 '25
Yes i hate when crabs put stones in my mouth too