Hi all,
I studied psychology, and do have an interest in human behaviour and psychology.
Lots of
PUA material mention using the social stuff as material for DHV. Eg, Style's / Mystery's routines - 'mind / hand reading, the cube'...
My problem is that I think much of the popular psychology stuff out there is utter bullshit (ie, not based on substantial evidence), so I don't really talk about it too much in-set. But then I miss out an area which I'm interested in, and an area which others find interesting.
Eg, "women are naturally selected to be more choosey with a partner, because they have a higher investment in reproduction. Reproduction has more of a ‘cost’ – 9 months of pregnancy, risky act of childbirth - so they have evolved to become more choosey. Men are less choosey, because all they loose is a chunk of sperm, so they have evolved to be more promiscuous….. That is why you were naturally cynical when I approached, and that's why I approached....." Christ!!! Who wants to hear this?!!!
I wonder if you guys have any thoughts on this - any recommendations on more decent social / psychology material? Or ways of approaching it without bastardising science, or bastardising my game?
I often find myself talking about social stuff in-set - it makes sense I guess, I opened an interaction, they can give some feedback - we have something in common!
Cheers
Anthony