With some experience of both, I found that those in the motorcycle clubs had better prospect of career advancement, than masons.
Charitable at its heart, some of the first aid planes off to natural disasters have been mason funded, with no logos or labelling.
Tbh, most of the guys i’ve met have been using it as a social circle.
The secrets, just a bit of fun, no goats, just faith based rituals, emphasis on family and community and being a law abiding person.
I found them really welcoming, open, kindly. Members from different religions, different ages, and genders.
I guess like any club, you get good and bad…. Some of the most corrupt people i’ve ever met were christian’s very active at church. As a community for doing good, hard to beat the Sikhs.
Maybe it was different years ago, but these days, it’s the retired, electricians, plumbers, cabbies, cops, nhs, builders, basically the same regulars you’d get in any pub.