I’ve been intrigued by Freemasonry but I keep wondering what kind of people are actually involved in that community. Are any of you or people you know Freemasons? And if you are do you think the kind of culture and community it breeds is beneficial for someone trying to follow the IB/PE lifestyle?
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I swear to God, whenever I read sentences like this I cringe so hard it almost makes me gag.
What was you question again?
when I say follow the lifestyle, I mean surrounding myself with people in my field and at the level I aspire to be. You tend to be the average of the people you associate with most, so I’d like to be around people I want to become. I’m wondering if I can find Freemasons like that and if it’s worth pursuing.
You don't understand the Free Masons at a baseline level then. Anyone can be a Free Mason, so long as you believe in a higher being and aspire to a high moral character. It's not some prestigious secret society that will further your career ambitions. Go read their website before posting something like this.
I heard that Opus Dei also has good placement on Wall Street
You can always try networking like a normal person if things don't work out.
"community it breeds is beneficial for someone trying to follow the IB/PE lifestyle?"
You are joining for the wrong reasons.
I am a Muslim and am interested in being a Freemason. Would it make any sense? Frats and all have always appealed to me
it's explicitly not religious (though you have to believe in some kind of higher being). It's worth checking out some lodges in your area and seeing if you like the people there.
Of course a lot of people on WSO are freemasons. How do you think we get these extremely ultra-coveted internship and FT offers in the first place?
most of them are jews
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Your gnostic drinking buddies ain´t gonna help you shit, and they are very explicit in their dislike for guys like you. Anyway, I can really recommend the series "Lodge 49", pretty good watch.
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"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member" - Groucho Marx
I've been thinking about it recently as well. I went to a couple open meetings 2 years ago and it looked like it was an interesting group of people that were really diverse, the only issue is that this particular lodge would take too long to get to with traffic. I feel like being a part of that, especially now when we're otherwise isolated with social distancing, would be really beneficial.
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Looked into it but it seemed like in my area it was a ton of old retired dudes, I didn't really fit in.
Read a couple Dan Brown books. You're good.
No, but I ate a brownie once
I was trying to remember your user name and you just popped up. Did you ever end up writing that article on commercial banking you posted about a few months ago?
No, work got busy and stayed busy so it got pushed to the back burner. Sooner or later I'll write some stuff
I used to volunteer with a related entity they had for driving around cancer patients when I was a kid. It seemed like mostly retired older guys. I dont think there's much benefit.
I am, you're barking up the wrong tree if you view it this way.
Frankly, it's an adult fraternity and there are some business / career opportunities, but that's not the goal and you won't get in if you give that vibe.
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