Pick Up Artists Scam
By Pick Up Artists Association
Ever since The Game came out, a lot of people have criticized the community and PU in general. These critics of the Pick Up Artists Community say that “gurus” are selling snake oil and that their teachings do more harm than good to guys looking to become more successful with women.
Critics like Barry Kirkey (Extramask from The Game) say that because the community has become commercialized it is more interested in indoctrinating guys so that they buy more products instead of actually helping guys with their issues. These guys argue that the community will do nothing more than make you weirder than you already are.
Others like Steve Pavlina say that the community teaches men how to manipulate women because the type of guys who come into the community want to get a twisted sort of revenge on the women who have rejected them in the past.
8 Great Pick Up Artist Tips For Married Men
Written by Clay Collins, the author of The Growing Life. In 2005, a book entitled, The Game, hit The New York Times bestseller list and exposed to the world an underground community of pickup artists to the world. Intrigued by the The Game’s popularity, I read Neil Strauss’ book and was both shocked and awed by the seduction community and its sophisticated methods. Like most readers of The Game, I Googled the more colorful pickup artists mentioned in the book, for example “Mystery” and “Lovedrop.” What I found was a series of internet message boards engineered to help pickup artists exchange information, advice, and experiences. While I did find the expected misogynists on seduction forums, I also encountered a group of insatiable students of human psychology. Phrases like “social proof,” “real social dynamics,” “metaphorical buyer’s remorse,” and “demonstrations of higher value” were tossed around casually. Furthermore, there was an absence of the anticipated fratboy-esque dialog. Most surprisingly, however, I encountered more than a few married people who were using the methods, techniques, and philosophies of the seduction community to enliven their marriages and become more attractive to their partners. Here are 8 tips (of several more) these men learned from the seduction community about “picking up” their wives:
- Don’t be a puppy dog: Pickup artists often observe that “AFCs” (average frustrated Read more »
