I have to admit, that when I first heard of "VH1's the Pick Up Artist" I was freaked out as well. Here I'd just found out about the community and now it was going to become common place knowledge. Images of being laughed at, blown out of set, humiliated, etc. all ran through my head, but then...
I started thinking.
We're looking at it from OUR standpoint, the standpoint of pick up artists. What we aren't doing is looking at this from the standpoint of the public in general.
Yes, some women are probably going to watch the show, and yes, now some of the "classic" material might get you blow out of set, but the fundementals of pua work because they are built upon social evolution. Women respond like this because of survival and replication instincts that all women have! In otherwords, when done correctly, she can't help but find you attractive!!!
Face it, we have them to, it's just that for men about 90% of all of our replication cues can be distinquished by just looking at a woman (almost all the things that all men find alluring in a woman are indicators of health and (forgive the term) breeding stock). And women learn how to fake those cues and flip our attraction switches. You know that the hb at the end of the bar would probably look alot less attractive without make up, highlights, sexy clothing, tanning sessions, etc. but does knowing that make her any less attractive to you? I betting the answer is probably no. So eventhough she may call you out for being a player, if your reality's strong enough it probably won't matter.
Shit, lost my train of thought...
Anyways, so they know some of our secrets from the show. Does it really make a difference? Only in weeding out noobies who are trying this out, and then get shot down when trying to use some of the stuff from Vh1's PUA show. Then they say to themselves, "this is bullshit" and the playing field remains just that much more open for us.
Plus, LOOK at Mystery from the viewpoint of someone new to the PUA scene. He looks like a dork (no offence Mystery)! Big Jamiroqui looking hat, scrawny arms poking out of a sleeveless leather trenchcoat, black fingernails and eyeliner, and fucking googles! To someone not knowing why he wears this, they think "THAT'S the world's greatest pick up artist???" The media already makes fun of him. They expect someone like the Dos Equis "most interesting man in the world". They don't get why he does what he does and looks the way he looks.
Also, women toss around strategies all the time on how to deal with men. All we have to do is pick up a Cosmo magazine and we'd be able to bust them on it. Do we? For the most part, no. The same goes for women. And for the small number of women out there that know about the pick up artist stuff, so they shoot you down and end up missing out on a good time that they could of had interacting with you. Well then, move on down to the next set, and leave those girls wishing they'd given you a chance. Besides, it's not like your not going to get blown out once in a while anyway, right?
Regardless, the show won't last forever. What's it got really, a couple more seasons at best? And then it'll go to the wayside, with all the non believers saying it was a bunch of nonsense anyways. Womens reaction to DHV's, emotional stimulation, accomplishment intros etc. will remain the same.
So don't worry so much. Learn what it is that makes the "classic" material work so well, and develop new material. For the most part the PUA arts is about teaching you how to present yourself to the opposite sex. What kind of things to say and not to say. How to tease, flirt, and when to walk away. Canned material is for the most part training wheels, to show you how stuff can work. Eventually, you no longer are trying to "fake it til you make it" you've just made it.
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