I probably should have been more specific and offered further context:
I am not saying that you have to do this on every single approach. I am just illustrating that oftentimes guys give up too early, and that girls can completely flip their minds if you put in some time with them.
So for guys who are learning, knowing that you're "allowed" to re-engage up to 3 more times can give them that extra edge and teach them not to give up too early.
Especially if they REALLY like a girl or they are super attracted to her, it is good for them to know they did everything they could before walking away, and I've seen too many girls fall under the spell of persistence to know that this can make amazing things happen.
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For those who are shooting down the idea of the 4-strike rule, I advise noobs not to take those objections hook, line and sinker. Try the idea out infield at least a dozen times. If it works for you, that is all that matters.
See this is great advice. What works for someone might not work for someone else. And the people criticizing this have not yet field-tested it, so that is literally the only way to know for sure whether something will benefit you or not. All I can say is, one of the best cold-approach PUAs suggested this to me and when I started to incorporate I got laid more often.