Who Actually Uses “The 48 Laws of Power”?

Spoiler: It’s not the powerful—it’s the insecure, the pretenders, and the quietly neurotic

1. The Wannabe Alpha With No Actual Influence

He quotes the 48 Laws like scripture but has no authority, network, or results. Talks about power because he’s never had any.

2. The Corporate Middle Manager With a Napoleon Complex

Wears “strategy” like cologne and thinks withholding information is a positive leadership trait. Everyone hates him and HR has a file with his name on it.

3. The IG Hustle Philosopher

Posts “Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions” while still living with his mom and trying to sell “mindset courses” online to other lost men for $500.

4. The Emotionally Fragile Male Who Thinks Empathy Is a Sign of Weakness

He didn’t become stoic—he just numbed himself and calls it power.

Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius are shaking their heads at this kind of guy.

5. The Office Politician With No Real Talent

Survives by gossip, crumbs of leverage, and fake alliances. Always “networking,” but never produces anything.

Never realizes that proven production and results are how real networks are built.

6. The Guy Who’s Never Been Trusted by Anyone Worth Respecting

Plays mind games because no one has ever voluntarily followed him.

7. The Dating App Manipulator

Treats relationships like espionage, then wonders why no one genuinely loves him.

8. The YouTube Machiavelli

Lives in the comments section, worships “mystery” and “dominance,” thinks Robert Greene is a life coach.

9. The Woman Who Believes The Silent Treatment = Power Move

Confuses emotional unavailability with high standards. Thinks ghosting is a “strategy.”

10. The Man Who Fears Being Outshined Because He Has No Shine of His Own

Reads Law 1 (“Never Outshine the Master”) as a survival manual, not a warning sign.

The Irony

The people who brag about using Greene’s laws aren’t powerful—they’re terrified of being irrelevant, exposed, or ignored.

They don’t lead armies, companies, or movements, and couldn’t even if given the opportunity.

They play tactical chess in rooms where no one else is even competing.

Closing Thought 💭

If you really had power, you wouldn’t need a manual on how to fake it.

-The Rational Ram