Bangpuss
Well-known member
Dan, is that really Neil Strauss on the PUA forum, or some guy pretending to be him? I've read a few of "Neil Strauss"'s posts and he does claim to be the same Neil Strauss who wrote The Game. Remarkable that he still posts in those forums so long after he claims to have left the 'community'. For me, that's more evidence that he was actually way deeper into that shit than he claims to have been in the book.
With regards this PUA shit, there is no doubt some valuable advice in there. But like with any self-help regime, adhering slavishly to a single doctrine is a recipe for something just as bad as the malady you were trying to cure in the first place: you become an obsessive, one-dimensional bore. It's best with all these things to pick and choose what works for you, and not become part of a 'community' dedicated to the singular pursuit of said goals. Because that's how you end up wearing Jesters' hats and using terms like 'sarging' with no sense of irony. A slippery slope.
With regards this PUA shit, there is no doubt some valuable advice in there. But like with any self-help regime, adhering slavishly to a single doctrine is a recipe for something just as bad as the malady you were trying to cure in the first place: you become an obsessive, one-dimensional bore. It's best with all these things to pick and choose what works for you, and not become part of a 'community' dedicated to the singular pursuit of said goals. Because that's how you end up wearing Jesters' hats and using terms like 'sarging' with no sense of irony. A slippery slope.
