There are a lot of lonely people out there, desperately hoping/wishing that someone would take a moment to acknowledge them.

I would hazard a guess it's mostly Men being affected, although it is now being framed as a Women's issue because they are currently experiencing the swing of the pendulum in their direction, and they do not like it.

Men are branded with a lot of, mostly, negative labels by Feminists. It is difficult to reconcile that International Mens Day https://internationalmensday.com/ is shared with World Toilet Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Toilet_Day and still feel valued by Society as a whole and Women in particular.

I'm glad to be Married, if for no other reason than it meaning I don't have to face the challenge of trying to find a friendly Female face in a crowd and be branded.

You have a lot of good replies already, and I have some things to say to some of them later if time allows. For now, I'm just going to focus on your OP and your questions.

Firstly, Vermy is right in his first reply to you, which I've stickied. This is way too "tell me everything about life" and you need to read the sidebar.

[height and ethnicity]

You can't do anything about those, and while they might be headwinds, they aren't things that'll doom you at all. I've known shorter dudes who did just fine, and I've known plenty of Indian dudes who did just fine.

got molested

That sucks, and I have no advice about how to overcome that. I've known others IRL who were molested, both male and female, and the ones who have done the best in life were the ones who didn't let it consume them. It was something that happened, but it doesn't define who they are.

Discovering the "Red Pill" philosophy.

It's not a philosophy. It's a praxeology.

I am working out, though still inconsistently

Get more consistent. You'll get the most bang for your buck from weight training and other athletic endeavors while you're still young. Build a good foundation while your ability to recover is sky-high. Don't forget to cool down and stretch.

How do you overcome the fear of death?

Death is inevitable. Everyone dies. It's just a fact of life, and fearing the inevitable is a waste of mental energy. Face the fact that you're going to die someday, and get in as much living as you can in the meantime.

What is the end goal of my life if it is not marriage and kids?

There is no "end goal". You can have several goals, and you can change and adjust those goals both as you achieve them and as you realize you don't really want them after all.

And your goals? They're yours. Completely up to you.

How do you deal with disrespect within the family?

Too deep for a pithy answer, except maybe "stay away from the ones who mistreat you".

What career should someone choose to make good money while being the least emotionally demanding?

Most people aren't fortunate enough to find something they love doing. It's work, after all. Just find something you can at least tolerate and that also brings some satisfaction.

I recommend the skilled trades.

Move to Europe

Please don't.

Build an Instagram following of at least 100k

Why? What's the point?

If height and looks do not matter much, why are "looksmaxxing" and limb-lengthening surgeries so famous?

Because people are fucking retarded.

"Maxxing" anything is a waste of time and effort. At some point, you hit diminishing returns and need to focus your efforts on other aspects of your life so as to be a well-rounded man.

The "looksmaxxing" content I've seen is dumb as fuck. Bone smashing? WTF?

on top of that, women aren't as visually-oriented as we men are. I've known plenty of ugly dudes who got laid because they are charming and fun.

Get in shape, and be well-groomed. That's all you really need. More on this from me can be found on the trp.red side of the site using the kickass search feature.

Re: leg-lengthening: that shit is beyond retarded. We actually had a guy who had done the surgery show up on the trp.red side of the site a few years back. He had a meltdown after we all roasted the shit out of him and deleted just about everything he ever posted, but you can find many of our responses to him in these search results.

Why do actors from the past (e.g., Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen) feel more relatable than the actors of today?

They were masculine, and today's actors are effeminate.

I got out of a LTR recently and decided a few weeks ago to get back into the game. Saw this girl on her own on campus today, I cold approached her before about a year ago during a short break with my LTR but didn't pursue further. After that we didn't speak much but I know I was on her radar the whole time, she gave me looks etc.

We did about 10 minutes of small talk, she was friendly, no shittests or much tension. I was going to ask her out for the next day, but then she brought up her plans for the weekend (some stuff with her friends) and that threw me off. Then she brought up that she'll probably not be on campus tomorrow but study at home, so I said "so I won't see you here tomorrow then" and she backtracked a bit "probably not, but maybe" (here I messed up again, should have just asked her to do something off-campus but I was in her frame). Then I mentioned I'll be there tomorrow for sure due to some stuff I have to work on, stood up to leave, and I smiled and said to her "by the way, I find you not bad" (maybe this sounds a bit awkward in English). She said something and laughed and I left saying "see you tomorrow, maybe".

I feel a bit bad about how it went, when I cold approached her last year I was more cocky and there was some tension, and I had strong frame with her the whole year in between (I was in a LTR and didn't care about her) which I think I have now lost. On the other hand I feel like I established a bit of frame and tension with the compliment at the end. I later found out she is in a LTR, at least she didn't mention that to me.

How would you say this went, what do I need to adjust about my approach? I have a few other prospects where I'm worried it will end up the same way - friendly conversations but no tingles and me hesitating too much.

Attempt to answer own question: I would say I need to be more polarising and cocky to give her tingles instead of just boring everyday small talk. Asking her if I can see her on campus tomorrow was bad for my frame.