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The Game

Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
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ravishri
May 04, 2014ravishri rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Movie-like narrative; very engaging & quite a personal journey for Neil Strauss! My review is based on the belief that the entire story is true. That said, it is not really much of a stretch for me to believe that it is true given my life experience as a "nice guy" (or "AFC" as per the book's terminology). The biggest impact the book has had on me is to realize that it is not wrong for a guy to want to or try to be alpha. I have also realized that noggin g& picking-up women is not really a bad thing coz for it to happen it needs the overt or tacit consent from the woman. So guys done need to act "gentlemanly" unnecessarily. If you do some other jerk is gonna walk away with the woman you fancy... its just as simple as that. Most people only look at this book from a moral point of view, i.e. their judgement on whether "picking up" women is right or wrong. Moreover, it is generally the women who feel that "picking up" women at bars & clubs is wrong. Guys, for the most part, tacitly seem to accept the reality - which is that in most cases the loudest and possibly the guy with better natural looks (AMOG: Alpha Male of the Group) typically gets his pick of women. I find this to be in sharp contrast with what women claim to like in a man - decency,politeness & even sense of humor. I wonder if the "10"-type women are actually aware of this contrast (and are just trying to be politically correct) or whether they actually live their lives with this lie... I guess I will never know. In this situation, I do not believe that PUAs are actually "wrong" to go out and do their thing. If you must take any learning from this story, it is: a) realize that if a person - any person - truly commits to a particular goal it is only a matter of time before it is achieved. b) the pick-up artist lifestyle is only attractive up to a certain point. Sooner or later you will want stability & recognition as well as a "day job" to support yourself - Always remember that and don't let sex be your only pursuit in life c) Always respect yourself & carry yourself well. I have actually witnessed women getting attracted to self respecting guys even if they initially were not.