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And, what exactly did it reveal, that others haven't revealed already? Outside of the metaphor, what information was new?
The metaphor is what was new. Gives a new spin on what has been said before. In this way, it is revealing in that it aids in the understanding on what has been established.
There is hardly any new groundbreaking information every day, but it steps forward a little at a time. Any idea you have about PUA should be written in this forum.
Why does it have to be masked or re interpreted into a metaphor? What's wrong with looking at something the way it is?
And even so, I did argue on why the metaphor didn't work in my mind. The metaphor simply showed that children aren't bound by social standards, and that is somehow admirable and beneficial. A colossal flaw in this is that an adult male IS bound by social standards. Throwing a tantrum is not acceptable behavior for an adult, even if he believes himself to be above social standards.
Now social standards aren't laws, but let's see the tantrum man get many interesting friends and women. I'm saying if you thought about horny 6 year olds, genius isn't what should come to mind, and neither should hot, sought after women having sex with the horny 6 year olds...I think that makes it a poor metaphor.
I don't agree completely with the metaphor and we have all agreed that its flawed. I definitely see your reasoning, it makes sense.
The metaphor did, though, add a new perspective to it. Obviously don't take this to the extreme and throw a tantrum if you don't win a game or something stupid, but take what is valuable from this and discard the flaws: as another person posted, be light hearted and free spirited, and don't let social standards set your barriers for you. This is why the metaphor is valuable.