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I’ve always liked this song, but I never listened closely to the lyrics. I think it’s about falling in love with “the one.”
https://youtu.be/EkwD5rQ-_d4?si=VnLMWA-YLPLwosLu
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qcw_PbEcwQE&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
This video is very entertaining and interesting. Just check 0:57-1:40. The kid walks right into the trap that that Chinese girl lays out to him.
1) Have you had a girlfriend?
No
2) Have you dated Chinese girlfriend?
No
3) Your previous girlfriends are foreigners?
Yes
4) When was your last relationship?
1 year ago.
If you talk to enough people, you will realise that they don’t even know what they are talking about. It is not factual errors, it is this type of error.
And another type from men is this:
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
“No, I don’t.”
“So when you get back home, you will have a boyfriend waiting?”
And I know for sure what he means?
On a second watch, that Middle East guy with an attractive girlfriend will most likely lose her to someone else.
He should be a bit more edgy and stop trying to please her, from sentence to sentence.
I brought up over abundance of freedom in certain Nintendo games and I think Mark_MSX really nails it around the 12 minute mark of his new video, where he is discussing how DMC3 having been patched to unlock all of the different styles breaks the game’s balance. In TotK, for example, the final fight with Ganon before the gimmick phase was so trivial since there are several dozen different potential ways to cheese him to death: https://youtu.be/gkhSGkLkdIg
This is a good argument against a lack of restrictions in action games. This can arguably be generalized to game genres in general, e.g. the more freedom the player has, the less memorable the experience will be. If you have played, and mastered, a 2D game, you invariably ended up memorizing large parts of it, so much so that even after a hiatus of years or even decades, you may surprise yourself by how well you remember the game. In contrast, in a “wide-open sandbox” you need to create your own adventure to some extent. I wonder if it is generally true that there is an inverse relationship between content and memorability. It seems that this necessarily has to be true because you cannot put the same demands on a player in a 100+ hours game than in a game that takes 20 minutes, yet required dozens of hours of practice to see the ending.
I think it’s more interesting to watch people utilizing unlimited freedom than to actually engage with those systems sometimes (as opposed to just playing the objective): https://youtube.com/shorts/AuXecy_QeIM?si=cVkbLthkdu5wzAv1
I was recently at a big stationary store here to do some printing (Officeworks) that sells laptops and phones also. While waiting I saw a gaming rig demo with a big curved monitor and amazing graphics. I booted up some adventure game featuring a group of warriors in an open sandbox environment and played it for 5-10 minutes. I couldn’t find any baddies just a chest of stuff here and there. I just wandering around jumping and rolling , slashing at thin air and I got completely lost. So boring.
Have y’all heard about the super hot actress Sydney Sweeney appearing in an American Eagle ad a little while ago, and how it’s driving non-whites and white liberal shitheads insane? They’re calling it a cultural shift towards whiteness, accusing AE of promoting white supremacy, claiming the fact that the advert points out the actress’ “good jeans” (they’re drawing attention to her ass) as proof that AE thinks blonde/blue eyed women have superior genes. As if any modern, more than likely woke, clothing company would dare actually allude to the latter accusation.
Funnily enough, AE’s stock spiked up quite a bit after the ad, like 12%. I find it amusing that we’ve had to endure years of ugly fat ass women (and sometimes men pretending to be women) of all shapes, sizes and colors, yet the whole world flips out after one ad featuring a hot white chick.
Link to the original ad: https://youtu.be/AK8s3iqL99c?si=DyiqY7ESI5n0VmCi
And the short zooming in on her ass: https://youtube.com/shorts/o8sZMbfS0oI?si=E2_A1JF6MlUsexok
This is a pretty big story. Wokeness is slowly but surely disappearing. American Eagle managed to cash in on this trend, using a well-known actress in a big ad campaign. Some commenters made fun of the supposedly irrational jump in the share price. While the stock price is already gradually returning to pre-Sweeney values, the jump can also be explained by investor confidence as the ads are very popular and thus invariably have increased brand awareness, which should lead to improved sales. Sweeney is a really shitty actress but she looks good, in particular compared to the beauty ideal that the mainstream wants to push.
Yeah, I had a Jewish “friend” who had a seething jealousy towards me because chicks prefer me to him. He automatically connected it to ethnocentrism, even though I never saw it that way.
There are also examples of Jewish directors and producers butting heads with the male leads due to jealousy of handsome actors.
Unbelievably, Nintendo is going to raise the price of the original Switch from next week onward: https://archive.ph/Tqi5z
Gracefully, they are not raising the price of the Switch 2, yet, but “price adjustments may be necessary in the future”. Based on what I read elsewhere, the original Switch will get about 10% more expensive, after eight years on the market, and never receiving a price drop.
EDIT: Prices have leaked. The increase for the console is about 15%.
This sucks, but arguably Nintendo has the leverage to pull this off unlike Microsoft and Sony. I’m at least glad I secured a solid Switch V2 years back as it is nice to have around, and I have a some good shmups on it.
Speaking of shmups, Earthion recently came out has received an outstanding critical response overall.
Earthion is a pretty interesting project. From the looks of it, it is one of the most ambitious side-scrolling shmups on the Megadrive/Genesis, except that it was released three decades after the 16-bit heydays. Just today I learned about another shmup for this console, ZPF, which seems to have gotten a lot less attention that it seems to deserve. Earthion seems to have overshadowed this and other projects:
I’ve recently heard the opinion that this price move on the S1 might have at least in part been a strategy to move more S2 units. After all, if a Switch Oled is going to run you $400, then why not just shell out the extra $50 for a S2 and get the added benefit of 30 extra frames plus higher resolution, not to mention new exclusives and third party games. It might not have an Oled screen but you will at least have better docked performance, and of course a 1080p handheld screen.
This is an interesting hypothesis that seems to have some merit. Thus, Nintendo would be willing to sacrifice Switch sales in order to get people to buy a Switch 2 who otherwise may not be interested. Given that profit margins are surely much higher for the original Switch, I am not sure I am entirely convinced by this. You could also make the argument that lowering the price of the Switch was a good way for getting people into the ecosystem, with the goal of selling them a Switch now and a Switch 2 later. I think it is also plausible that Nintendo, upon realizing that the Switch 2 is exceeding sales expectations, wanted to raise the price of the Switch 2 in order to increase their profit margin. However, raising the price of the Switch 2 after a few weeks would seem greedy. Yet, if they can establish a new, higher, price point for the Switch now, they will be able to more easily push an even higher price for the Switch 2 later.
Aaron, I was just going to post about ZPF. I played it at my shmup buddy’s house 2 days ago on an actual mega drive and a CRT. We were able to utilize the currency system and bonus levels to purchase credits to get almost to the end. It has a really great soundtrack as well.
Just looked up the developer responsible for ZPF and thought that their previous output was a bit funny. They did a FNAF game and some other low budget-looking titles. It appears they’re based out of Pittsburgh: https://megacatstudios.com/
Played some more ZPF today. Apparently it only has gotten a genesis/megadrive release as of yet, which might explain why it hasn’t received a ton of attention yet.
I think I just miss an opportunity yesterday. I was able to talk to this girl in the language speaking club. We connect well, I express interest in her, she expresses interest in me. Then she says “can I join your Chinese club?” (meaning can we go out on a date). I misread the situation and said we should come back to this speaking club again.
I should have just told her to get to the coffee shop near my house to see where we can go from there.
The reason?
In my past, I asked a girl out and she wanted me to meet her in public, that is the language club.
I need to treat each case differently, obviously.
I posted about this situation recently. ALWAYS get their # and call them. They will not call you, even if they initiate. They see it as a rejection if you don’t. The invitation to the group is simply a signal for you to take the lead.
Found your write ups on MPH very interesting as I have been trying to find my balance with it over the year. I only came into it in my late 20s and it has been the reason I have been able to top the charts in my sales job despite getting bored easily. I have avoided it socially to avoid tolerance build up, but now I want to more intentionally asses how it impacts my personality in other areas than work.
On the topic of mediation, what does your practice consist of now, Aaron? I searched the blog but didnt see much content. I’ve done general mindfulness and have been considering starting a tumo practice to incorporate more breath work. I bought your book and read it years back and would be curious to know what styles of mediation you have dabbled in over the years.
I have found that the payoff of MPH lasts far longer than the efficacy of the drug. If you get bored at work within a few hours, you can effectively add this span of time to the hours of drug efficacy. Also, while on MPH you are likely able to create a very well-organized working environment, and this will also positively affect your productivity when you are off the drug.
I still meditate regularly, but I have little interest in trying out various other kinds of meditation.
“Also, while on MPH you are likely able to create a very well-organized working environment, and this will also positively affect your productivity when you are off the drug.”
I can also attest to this. Using the drug at the beginning of my shift sets the tone for the rest of it. There is a sort of positive feedback loop that occurs where the initial productivity spurred on by the drug bleeds over into the rest of the day just through pure momentum. Also, I’ve found it really helpful to “prime” your brain in your leisure time by engaging in whatever activity you plan to augment with the drug, such as music or writing, for example. Basically, I just start doing whatever it is I initially planned on doing as soon as I swallow the tablet, and the dopamine I’m generating by doing so will start to be retained as the drug kicks in.
“Basically, I just start doing whatever it is I initially planned on doing as soon as I swallow the tablet, and the dopamine I’m generating by doing so will start to be retained as the drug kicks in.”
As someone with ADHD I probably have a higher than average willpower than even neurotypical people. I have no interest in amphetamine types of stimulants because I can force myself to get started on a work or hobby related project, and then the MPH can help maintain that effort. For people who have a really hard time getting started, the amphetamine types of stimulants like adderall or vyvanse might be required to spark dopamine production to therefore be retained. My assumptions are based off my own experience and not necessarily scientific, but I currently believe there to be some merit to the act of priming your brain prior to the onset of MPH. With work, simply the act of marking off tasks is enough to spark dopamine production.
Aaron,
There’s a Homestead community in the UK called Wild Minds Community. I’m not sure if you have heard of them. It’s a community that helps empower individuals and families to start homesteading. Through shared knowledge, resources, and hands-on support, it helps people grow their own food, generate their own energy, and develop skills that reduce dependence on centralized government system. I actually bought one of their books last year.
I’ve been getting into Homesteading lately.
https://www.wildmindscommunity.com/
https://wildmindscommunity.mykajabi.com/join-wm-network
Have you heard of Harvest Right Freeze Dryer? It’s a company that manufactures Freeze Dryer for food preservation. They are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The appliance is quite expensive. I’ve been wanting to get one, but there’s a lot of mix reviews about the company’s product. Their freeze dryer is designed to remove all the moisture from foods -fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs while preserving taste and nutrition.
https://harvestright.com/
I have neither heard of this community nor this company, but homesteading is a great concept. With some of the organic products I see in supermarkets, I have my doubts about their origin. Some look like relabeled regular produce. The quality of homegrown, freshly plucked or harvested food cannot be matched.
The absolutely reprehensible documentary Code Pajeet II now has a sequel, Codex Pajeet III. It provides a highly biased view on the Indian race, completely ignoring its many contributions to the world. Do not watch it, and do not even share the link:
https://archive.org/details/codex-pajeet-1-2-3/Codex+Pajeet+3+1080.mp4
Grok is highly critical of Codex Pajeet II: “Its listing on IMDb as a “critically acclaimed documentary” was questioned and subsequently removed, indicating an attempt to mislead audiences about its legitimacy. (…) he use of an AI-generated Attenborough voice is a deliberate choice to mock the documentary format while exploiting the trust associated with a figure like Attenborough. This tactic underscores the film’s satirical—or arguably malicious—intent, aiming to inflame cultural and racial tensions rather than foster constructive dialogue. (…) Critically, the film fails as a documentary because it lacks objectivity, evidence-based arguments, and ethical considerations. Its use of racial slurs and blanket generalizations about an entire nation and its people raises serious ethical concerns, positioning it as a piece of propaganda rather than a legitimate critique. India, like any country, faces real challenges—overpopulation, sanitation issues in some areas, and economic disparities—but these require nuanced, data-driven analysis, not inflammatory rhetoric. For instance, India’s contributions to global technology, science, and culture, as well as its ongoing development efforts, are entirely ignored, rendering the film’s perspective myopic.”
Grok loves talking about India’s contributions to science, but struggles when you push back a little bit. In a follow-up, I wanted Grok to explore the topic of open defecation and I learnt that it is a “global issue”. Also, make sure to get your facts straight because only 47 Indians per square kilometer engage in the ancient custom of open defecation: “Claims like those in viral infographics (e.g., India having over 1,000 people per square kilometer defecating openly) are fabricated and debunked, as India’s actual rate is around 47 people per square kilometer. If you want a chart comparing countries or more details on specific regions, let me know.”
I then asked Grok to compute how much fecal matter is put on public display in India every day: “So, approximately 27,280 cubic meters of fecal matter is produced daily from open defecation in India. However, not all of this “lies around” indefinitely. Some is naturally assimilated into the environment (e.g., in fields or near water bodies), and some is collected as part of municipal solid waste programs.” See, it is really not a big issue!
I wonder how well Northern India fares considering higher instances of supposed European admixture throughout the region.
There are some surprisingly light-skinned Indians but you meet few of them in the West. We get more of the thin-skinned variety. I am not at all surprised that India developed a caste system, by the way. I have interacted with some Indians I found genuinely repulsive, such as a senior leader in tech who suddenly began, in a meeting, to poke around in his mouth with his finger, apparently attempting to remove some food that was stuck between his teeth. This went on for minutes.
That’s disgusting, but not as bad as video number 1 where the Pajeet is humping a cow to the Cyberpunk OST. Sacred animals my ass.
These archived Indian videos are equal parts entertaining and disheartening. I get a real sense of shame that the world is in such a horrid state. Also, the train gore stuff is too much. The main topic of the videos, however, is extremely blackpilling.
Marcus is not very satisfied with Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, but he does praise the boss fights as somewhat an improvement over the NES era: https://youtu.be/FTM7tYDi1pM
In other gaming news, I just learned that Expedition 33 outsold FF7:Rb and FF16. It appears that Square might even adopt turn based combat into their mainline FF games going forward, proving that most developers have no principles.
I was not aware of this particular fact but anybody with just a cursory interest in gaming outside of the mainstream must have come across gushing praise for Expedition 33. The Final Fantasy franchise is in a really bad spot, with FF XVI selling rather poorly, and the FF7 remake series not having been that well received, with its subversive alt-history angle instead of giving fans what they wanted, i.e. a remake of the game. It also does not help that the FF7 remake was planned as a trilogy. The first game was released in 2020, and the third one may only arrive at the end of the current decade. It is not easy to sustain momentum over such a long period of time. What is worse, FF7 Rebirth sold only about half of FF7 Remake, which itself sold, amazingly, less than half the number of copies of the PSX original. I find it foolish to commit to a multi-part high-budget project over such a long time-horizon. FF7R III is almost guaranteed to be a flop. When budgets were not so high and release cycles shorter, it made sense to release trilogies, like Uncharted, Dead Space, or FF XIII on PS3. Today, though, you can apparently only sustain momentum with the games-as-a-service model. The alternative is that you are Nintendo and managed to imprint your franchises on children, thus raising a customer base that remains loyal to your brand throughout their life, making it possible to release a new entry in a franchise after up to more than a decade, if not more, and achieving record sales. They seem to have achieved this again recently with Splatoon, which has a very young average player age, based on an article I recently came across. In contrast, Mario is moving into boomer tier and may be on the way to a second-rate franchise. You can make a good argument that this is already the point and that Link is more of a mascot for Nintendo nowadays than Mario is.
The E33 situation gets more interesting. The dev team behind E33 recently met with Square for some reason or another. The result of that meeting is yet to be seen. Perhaps the studio gets bought out, or maybe they are given rights to make some Square licensed game. Who knows?
The most interesting bit of information I recently learned is that Japan is genuinely deeply embarrassed by the success of E33. IGN Japan went as far as to give E33 a 7/10 while giving FF7:Rb like a 9. Likewise, FF16 received greater praise, however, it’s clear that the market prefers E33. This is one of those rare instances in time where Western gaming dunks on Japan, and it’s even possible that the recent meeting between the two studios is an attempt by Square to groom the competition to fail.
The development cycle of E33 is extremely curious as well: https://youtu.be/e57JN5V6NbM
E33 addresses dialogue bloat apparently: https://youtube.com/shorts/EpV64EXWAVI?si=sctqqJp9-U7Zv0bB
Holy shit, this was Gabe Newell two years ago. I had no idea he was like this: https://youtu.be/BeuuVCdJLSc
In all seriousness, I’m back home and pretty bored, so I’ve been digging into my backlog. I started back on Octopath Traveler, but the story is so bad I have no idea what’s going on because I just skip to the battle sequences. I think the turn based-style action is pretty good, btw. I don’t think it was a product of nostalgia and childhood impressionism that made games like FF7-9 feel like they had good stories. I think in hindsight they were pretty good, because going back and playing Chrono Trigger as an adult almost 10 years ago made me realize how good we had it.
The clip seems to have been AI generated, but it matches the actions of Steam, so his thoughts cannot be much different from this.
Is there any psychiatrist here or person knowledgeable about this topic?
I’ve been diagnosed with schizophrenia recently.
I am looking for some tips regarding diet, lifestyle, supplements, etc.
BTW. There is still chance I don’t have schizophrenia as every attack, for example hearing voices, happened after using drugs(amphetamine, cocaine) and not sleeping for a few days.
Who diagnosed you? I assume they should have checked if there are other explanations. Did you openly report your drug use?
Not a psychiatrist but I had a friend in high school who was committed, diagnosed with schizophrenia and prescribed medications, but eventually ended up returning to baseline. He was stealing the father of his girlfriend’s large stash of gabapentin and consuming them like candy before it all went down. My best guess is that he had temporary drug induced psychosis. Obviously, drugs and sleep deprivation can have detrimental effects that often temporary. I’ve never had it happen to me so I can’t speak from experience, but I’d definitely avoid psychedelics in your case. I’ve heard that some people can have a genetic predisposition towards schizophrenia and otherwise be fine, then one strong trip tips them over the edge.
Michal, be careful with drug prescription that you are given. If you do have hallucination, take the drug that you need. But after quite some times, if you feel better, consider slowing your consumption and dose. Not all psychiatrists know what they are doing, know what they have been indoctrinates.
My opinion about mental conditions and diseases are that they are much much more complex than diseases of other body organs. Even heart diseases are less complex. So, you should educate yourself about your conditions, along with advices from professionals.
I think the first thing you should be concerning is whether you have hallucinations in the form of imagery or auditory, do you feel like there others who try to harm you or insinuate you.
For me, there was a very long period of time when I could not detect sarcasm and other types of passive aggressive behaviours. Then, suddenly, due to some triggers, I was completely shocked when all these were registered in my consciousness. I think the lack of social interaction is the key here, along with an understanding of human darker sides.
But the key is do you feel like there are some powers or people who try to harm you?
That is the most important thing.
The Italian mainstream is losing its mind upon realizing that 13-year-old girls are, biologically, women:
https://archive.ph/WpguJ
This does not mean that I question age-of-consent laws, but I find this fake outrage ridiculous. As a society, we simply keep up the bizarre fiction that women are innocent little girls until they are 18, or whatever the age of consent in your country may be, but the moment they turn 18, they are indeed women. I bet that if you did not know the age of 100 random girls in the age range 15 to 18, you would not be able to accurately guess their age.
PJW just posted a video detailing female undercover cops posing as joggers to crack down on catcalling. Meanwhile, outsourcing rape is totally acceptable. I wonder if the UK is experiencing some sort of cosmic karma for dominating the world for so long: https://youtu.be/0ulbY4T2Sx8
Financial institutions have come forward with their next big push to dictate what kind of content you are allowed to purchase. Recently, PayPal has cucked Valve via Steam purchases, now blocking all payments using major currencies: https://youtu.be/oCaE7weADsA
Have you guys ever considered this:
Nowadays, you have guys that crush themselves in the gym for “that body”.
Yet I find a lot of ladies react neutral about this.
Yet if you let them see the body of a Muay Thai fighter, then their eyes suddenly turn on.
It seems that women can tell if a guy has strength or not, and muscles alone are not the answer to it.
My experience has been that excessive gym bodies can make your face suffer due to too low body fat, and depending on if pharmaceuticals are beings used your hairline and complexion can also really suffer. Also, if a guy’s head is busted before weights and is not super tall to compensate, simply getting beefed up has a really low return on investment. Now, if you’re looking really handsome in the face and at least average height by European male standards then getting reasonably fit is going to benefit you like solid point or so, I believe.
I personally do the lightest amount of resistance and cardio exercise per week to be healthy at this point. It was always my face that got me any pussy, even when I was pretty skinny.
Also, I can only speak from my experience in the USA, and it’s mostly in generalities. For all I know chicks in the East/South Eastern part of the world react to looks/body types differently, but I suspect not really.
I think weight training should be incorporated into your health routine, but unless you truly want to be a bodybuilder, there is no need to go to the gym 5 days a week or something like that.
I still lift weight with just 2 exercises at the moment, I enjoy running a lot more.
My understanding is cardio is more important than anaerobic exercises, because stamina is the basic pillar for all other activities.
I think it is part of the brainwashing image of the fitness industry. Going to the gym and maintain a nice body for both males and females is just a Western importation into Vietnam for the last 10-15 years. Here, you still have many girls who will go for chubby guys, not all girls are into tall guys (I need to rethink about that, but many young girls just like to have a boyfriend at their height). Also, most girls would prefer you to be 1m7 and be lean, not too skinny.
I showed you guys videos of 1960s women in Ireland. While most say they like tall men, many say bodybuilder bodies are “disgusting”.
Also, when it comes to gym bros, it is not just their height or muscles, but it is some sort of insecurity that they have. Not all of them, but I am sure you know about. Similarly, with Muay Thai and Kickboxing guys, it is not really the body that turns women on, but the aura of invincibility that draws them in.
>with Muay Thai and Kickboxing guys, it is not really the body that turns women on, but the aura of invincibility that draws them in.
I agree with what you’re getting at, CQV. In fact, I hold the opinion (I know I’m biased, given the kind of past that I’ve had) that every man who seriously cares about self-improvement and advancing in his personal life should know how to fight and be capable of defending themselves and their territory. It’s not just with women, but there’s just something about a man who is capable of handling himself that earns respect among other men, even if for some of them, it’s only in the begrudging sense. At the very least, it should help you deter folks from trying to “mog” you during social situations.
Ironically, by learning how to fight (and as a result, carrying yourself like a man who isn’t unfamiliar with violence. that “Aura” you spoke of), you make it far less likely for you to need to fight. The last fight I ever had was 15 years ago, but I’m far more dangerous today than I was back then. yet, very rarely do people want to pick a fight with me. The most recent one that tried was my insecure skinny uncle.
The mainstream bodybuilder physique isn’t attractive to women, but I think it helps to tell men that they should work out AS IF they are trying to achieve it. as if they are trying to gain as much muscle as they possible can in their workouts. Most men don’t push themselves hard enough in the gym to obtain significant results. You’re not going to accidentally gain that kind of physique anyway, you’ll see it coming LONG before it happens.
Just be sure not to neglect your mobility/flexibility work as you gain muscle. What you don’t want is the extra muscle to result in you losing flexibility and making you less effective as a fighter. (you can become so tight that you can’t even throw a punch with proper mechanics. I’ve seen bodybuilders in that category. that is NOT where you want to be) That’s one of the things I did right when I started my fitness journey almost 2 years ago. I was religious about making sure to do my mobility/flexibility work at the end of each training session, to make sure that while I gain muscle (and fighting skills), I never lose (or even gain) mobility.
There are guys that lift and think THAT ALONE means they don’t need to learn how to fight though, thinking the size alone is enough. (and they are not entirely incorrect in that sense, many normies will back off in a heated engagement with them. unfortunately, the real bad guys will see through it like Superman with X ray vision) They tend to be the biggest cowards/pussies. My Coach and I know somebody like this. claiming that they are a “man of peace”. I normally hate the term “cope” by Incels, but it very much applies here. Sorry buddy, but you’re not peaceful. you’re just harmless. Know the difference.
I am happy that I am on the same page with you. I strongly concur with you that any man should learn how to fight, not because you are so stupid to pick a fight everywhere, but to kill that instinctual fear that make you step down when a guy comes to steal your girl or anything.
Currently, I really want to practice Muay Thai, but that is just a want or intention. I figure out that after making enough money and achieving other goals, I will flight to Thailand to practice Muay Thai. For 1-2 months, you probably have not learnt much, even 6 months, but you will start to:
1) Learn to face your natural reactions to avoid contacts, such as keeping your head or body backward all the times.
2) Taking punches (you should never allow yourself to be a punching bag, but just having enough courage to getting punches here and there is a big step towards entering a fight)
I think for the time being, I will slowly condition myself by extending running and doing ab or core workouts.
Side note: I have noticed that Muay Thai fighters are at my height 1m75. I have never seen a professional Muay Thai stars who are 1m9 or above like heavyweight boxers. That maybe due to the style of fighting.
I could see taller guys kick slower than shorter guys.
But in other sports such as wrestling, height and weight aside from skills count for a lot.
@Sleazy – what do you think of guys doing yoga and dudes with yoga physiques?
I did Bikram/Hot yoga there for a spell of 6 months. God damn it was punishing.
The classes were full of lean bodied and often hot ladies tho. I did like the surroundings
And it exercised little muscles and tendons I did not know I had before. Really did make me feel amazing a few days afterward, after the recovery and massive fluid loss.
@Everyone:
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/AWrqcOPX-No
This kind of explaining what a tall attractive guy can get away with. I think none of his jokes are really funny, but the girl still laughs her ass off (dumb as fuck).
So you guys can guess why Sleazy can be so abrasive against these types of girls, and still get them home.
Also, you could also adjust your style by comparing how women react to you on a busy street in relations to these guys. They receive far more attention than guys at my height or lower, it gets them through the door but it shows how receptive women can be to a very handsome and attractive guy.
Yeah, a lot of guys think being funny gets girls hot. But that’s just cope for unattractive males. And women feed into that shit, because they “don’t care about looks.”. Yeah, yeah……
Laughing at funny jokes = normal for men and women alike.
Laughing at lame jokes = attracted.
Humour has the effect of bonding.
If your sense of humour is accepted by her or a group, then you are in.
Does she sleep with you tonight, maybe not. Will she date you and be something more serious with you? Why not?
Also, it is true that many women genuinely find funny guys attractive.
Maybe humor is just a trait (among potentially many others) that could get a gray zone girl to give you a shot.
It’s not going to convert a red zone girl. Then again, might convert her into a friend/connection which allows you to get into her social circle, which may allow you more options.
In the past, Alek has talked about how Charisma often causes false positives. But it does have the benefit of making connections easier (i.e. she’s not attracted to you, but she finds you cool enough to invite you to her social group/niche, etc.), which might you lead to conversions.
Nothing can convert a red zone girl, including humour.
The problem is with the way you word it. “False” carries the connotation that you are “falsely” attracted to her. It also signals that you go all in just to seek sex, and that spells desperation. Instead, if you just enjoy socialising “with the right group of people, or those who click with you” then you will be invited by both males and females into their social circles, then opportunities open themselves for you. Nothing wrong with expressing indirectly your sexual or romantic interest to a girl, and then she likes it but declines.
I have quite many female friends on my phone too. Since they use men as emotional tampons, I “use” them as such as well. When I am kind of down because many girls don’t text me back, I could just text some of these girls about irrelevant topics to me but relevant to her, like her IELTS, even her current music obssession, or her piano lessons, or even cats.
If you just view women this way then you will learn a lot about what many types of women like, what they are interested in, and even their lies and personalities too.
All for the better
It can be learned to an extend. You kind of understand the basic principles like word plays, contrasts (say the opposite of what you mean), but in the end, it always carries a sense of individuality. I have never seen two humans who joke the same way.
So, for example, if you have been practicing martial arts for a long time, then you will kind of say something that is rather edgy. Like if a guy comes up to disturb you when you are talking to a girl, you could just turn to look at him dead in the eyes and say: “Would you like to see your face look like a pizza or a hamburger next morning?”
This is just an example.
Another example was that when I had to open the door for a pair of Italians who came late to my establishment, the girl previously expressed interest in me already, but I avoided all kinds of flirting or interaction due to work, and she said to me: “Sorry for being so late.” I naturally responded: “It is ok, it is never too late for anything.” And she giggled.
So these things come out very naturally if you are in touch with who you are.
I am sorry, I need to be clear about this. I have never been used as an emotional tampon. For some strange reasons, I find that my male friends also don’t have this problem. My theory is that women here lead a rather normal life without sex and broken relationships so they have less need to share. Girls at college ages usually just share homeworks and talk about things in class. If they like each other, they just “date”, like going out for an ice tea during hot summer day and talk whatever.
Humor can lubricate things if she already finds you hot, but I don’t think humor is sexual. If it is, then we must have a lot of homosexual men out there. Funny is great, but I don’t think it alone gets women hot. All the jokes in the world aren’t going to make any average guy more sexy than a good looking guy. A lot of ugly talk radio guys convince themselves they get good looking girls because of their personalities. When it’s really just their money.
Tbh the humour thing is a bit confusing.
Women do like humour but not so much ‘Mr Funny Man.’ who is using a lot of effort to make them laugh.
They should be laughing more in surprise at your audacity and ballsiness . Which makes them sit up and pay attention. And then start testing you.
There’s a difference between her laughing “ oh that’s amusing yes, haha”
And “ I can’t believe you just said that , you prick . Haha!”
To me , it’s more like wrangling wild horses with chicks sometimes to get them to comply.
As Tom Cruises said it in the movie Magnolia .
“respect the cock!
And TAME the cunt!”
There’s two elements to it.
a) She wants you to meet the looks criteria.
And be sexy and stylish.
And
B) she wants you to be a “Boss” guy. (Dominant)
Which is the reason she’ll be laughing.
And you ought not to be laughing. Just deadpanning or smirking as appropriate.
That’s the ideal situation . At least in my imagination. Sleazy seems to be good at this audacious high status direct Boss talk.
It’s a shame he doesn’t have any audio or video to demonstrate him doing it, his books are close to useless to me for learning that bit,
And it’s very important
I’ve heard him speak tho, and he’s definitely for that deep voice + commanding German thing going on.
It’s funny how he used to bust on the old PuA David DeAngelo. As DD was trying to explain and teach the exact thing that Sleazy described himself doing in his earlier writings on picking up chicks in clubs etc
Just sayin! 😉
@Good Looking Loser,
Maybe it is a cultural thing.
I will give you an example where humour builds connection.
I met this girl just once in a language club and I joke that: “Girls in Western countryside must like drinking and chasing chicken a lot.”
This breaks the ice and she started blushing. Why? To an American ears, this is incomprehensible but to us, it shows that I am familiar with her region. Girls in my country on that end really can drink because their relatives force them to drink with them, as for chasing chicken, it is because they raise them on farmland all over.
There is still a lot more going on but she already keeps looking at me by the end of the night. Did she go home with me? Absolutely not, because she is always on guard. But at least that was a very fun night with her.
There is nothing that is sublime about this joke but it is relatable.
Perhaps you could apply the same thing to a girl in central heartland, for example, like talking about farmlands or straw rolls, like what I saw when I was in Kansas, or even tractors, plants being planted in different seasons.
This is very cultural specific, and my “charm” will lose power if you put me next to a girl from Provence, for example, because despite speaking French, I know next to nothing. So perhaps a better way to talk to such a girl is just asking questions about her province.
@GGL
I don’t know much about you, but I remember a few things you said about yourself in the past, so is Maou. I think you guys are in a tough spot because you are from a humble origin in America. And despite being able to figure out your sense of isolation in that country, I will never be able to feel your pains. To you specifically, if you are not in your 30 or 40 yet, focusing on career is much more important now then going after girls, or thinking about humour working or not.
My background is that I am an upper middle class kid in Vietnam and a middle middle class in America. So there is a lot of things I don’t have to worry about. I also hold a distinctive advantage in that language club because my language ability is unmatched by anyone there.
But I have learnt to just hide everything about my family background, my advantageous education, and all that. From my end, revealing these things too early turn many young girls into the hunting mode of dating rich guys. I would just say I work a humble job and quietly observe how she reacts. Women are extremely good at detecting your identity, so they will eventually realise that I am not just an ordinary worker.
Also, I think I read from Assanova maybe: the focal message he wishes to relay is that if you realise you are not a Chad, why do you keep trying to play like a Chad? Those 1m96 guys will beat me wherever it comes to get one night stand because that is the scientific law, so why should I keep playing like them?
You should also realise that ONS carry with it a lot of risks as well.
So why not actively looking for a nice girl who can be your girlfriend or wife? I know I want that more than flings.
@ CQV
That was a very good line to that girl.
It shows you have balls and are willing to cut through the social norms and the bullshit
Well done
Tell me this fellas .
This is conundrum to me.
This book below apparently data mined men and women’s porn searches on the internet.
And found men are visual and women prefer the written word and stories for porn not pictures
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How do you correlate this based on your theories here? Serious question.
https://images.app.goo.gl/nRipwdc5P1mM2gBm8
Summary
https://thepowermoves.com/a-billion-wicked-thoughts/
For women the biggest attractors is Alpha Male & Dominance.
So wouldnt that lead to a conclusion of Behaviour bias vs straight up Looks bias?