I see these kinds of threads and posts here all the time. Somebody debunks a general rule by showing an exception or someone mentions a general rule and another counters with an exception.
As men, we should all be responsible for improving our success rates. If a general rule works 90% and the exception covers 10%, your chances are naturally higher with 90%. Good looks can be worked on through good exercise, proper diet, the right vibe, and so on and so forth.
If we encourage newbies to be lazy about improving their looks with proactive actions, then the effort to build their self esteem through 'inspirational' threads like these are just a waste of time and bandwidth.
Of course good looks are important about 80% to 90% of the time depending on the scientific journal that we're basing it on. It simply means that 20% to 10% are exceptions. If you belong to the exception, you'll still be rejected 80% to 90% of the time by beautiful women and you'll have a 20% to 10% success rate in getting a beautiful woman-- if and only if, you go out there and interact with women.
If you don't lose weight, exfoliate your facial skin, eat right, get a good sleep, get a stylish haircut, choose the right clothes that look good on you, and you don't go out to interact with lots of women, then all of the motivational threads in this forum won't help you.
Newbies and AFCs, don't fool yourselves. Get to work if you want that pussy. You'll never get that pussy by eating tons of pizza while watching tv 6 hours a day and never interacting with a girl.

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