I'm not convinced by this. I agree with some bits of it towards the end. Other earlier parts are a little confusing. Some parts are simply contradictory.
For example:
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Originally Posted by Keychain
Looks do matter, they're important. Here are some looks-based things that will give you a discernible advantage in almost every game situation:
- being good looking / distinctive
- being tall(er)
- being physically fit
- having great fashion
Here are a few things that will be a disadvantage most of the time:
- being ugly
- being short(er)
- being unfit or overweight
- bad fashion
- certain ethnicities (these are culturally dependent and also depend on the demographic of the girl you are picking up)
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...So, you're saying looks matter. But, than you're saying:
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Originally Posted by Keychain
The bottom line is: WHO CARES?! You are what you are, you have what you have...who cares if it's easier or tougher for you than the next guy? ...You'll be the one opening the sets, taking the numbers, pulling the hot girl with the body of a goddess, marrying the amazing woman of your dreams etc...etc...
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...So, looks don't matter afterall? That we're all what we are, and that we can all pull the woman with the body of a goddess regardless of how ugly / fat / bald / short / ethnic we are?
Similarly, one minute you're saying:
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Originally Posted by Keychain
You can be taught the skill but the reality is that if you want to play at the highest level it's almost certainly going to involve a serious upgrade to your life in addition to the acquisition of improved skill. You'll need to get in shape and/or get rich and/or become famous and/or get a decent wardrobe and/or change your social life patterns and/or etc...
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So, if you want to 'play at the highest level' then you need these inputs. But then you say:
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Originally Posted by Keychain
Am I saying that you need to be a ripped, rich, celebrity with great fashion to get a girl? No! Just like most of us who compete in sports do so at the hobbyist's level, so most of us who play the game do not truly need to play at the highest level to get what we want (a gorgeous girlfriend, a same night lay with a busty blond etc...).
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I'll be honest, that paragraph just doesn't make sense to me.
I've also read this paragraph several times:
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Originally Posted by Keychain
You can be taught skill. You can be taught how to overcome your natural disadvantages and get results way out of 'your league'. But the more you work on your natural advantages, the higher your natural 'league' becomes, the more bang for your buck your current skill level will give you.
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...and I've got to admit, I haven't got the faintest idea what you're on about! Are you saying skill doesn't matter? That it does, and we should work on it? That we should play to our strengths (but what about strengthening those strengths? And whats the difference between a strength and a skill in this context?)
That said, I do agree with this bit (with an important truncation):
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Originally Posted by Keychain
Learn game, get into field, open some sets, get experience, pay your dues, earn your stripes, pound the pavement(?) and keep doing it again and again. Go do it.
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And I can't find fault with anything here, which is all spot on:
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Originally Posted by Keychain
Get your fashion together. Start an exercise programme or sport. Start eating properly. Find a path and purpose. Make a difference. Clean up your finances. Cultivate your personality and identity . Live an adventurous life. Try new things. Sell your TV and get a life that a woman will want to be a part of - be interesting.
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But broadly, I don't see how they tie into the rest of the post.
So... In sum, I'm not entirely clear what it is you're getting at. A post which starts off talking about whether looks matter or not, and suggesting they actually do, then moves on to some stuff about skill levels, with an unconvincing comparison to playing sports, and ends up telling us to take control and make positive changes in our lives.
Sorry man - I'm just confused by this.