Good post TIC, I really enjoyed the writing. Pretty illuminating thread too, although we tend to talk ourselves round in circles sometimes, it doesn't always feel like we progress the game to any degree.
Whenever we talk about how the sexual playing field might be changing (for better or worse) there's always someone willing to say rise above it, work harder, become exceptional, and that's valid...for some.
Here's my point, that kind of exceptionalism by definition, is only for a very few, it's not a solution for the majority of guys who are practicing any kind of Game. I take nothing away from the guys who are at the top of their field, they deserve every last BJ and every dollar in their bank account.
Self-improvement and success (however you definite it) are definitely worth pursuing but most of us will never be exceptional, I'm not, I'm right in the meat of the bell curve. I'm confident, comfortable and realistic in my self-assessment. When we're talking about how changes in our social environment affect Game I think it's really worth focussing on how it affects the majority of guys, not so much the outliers.
I think Game should be for the guys in the bell curve and less about trying to push them out of it. Moreover it's just not all that useful to say "yes x blows but it wouldn't be a problem if you were in the top 10%".
Whenever we talk about how the sexual playing field might be changing (for better or worse) there's always someone willing to say rise above it, work harder, become exceptional, and that's valid...for some.
Here's my point, that kind of exceptionalism by definition, is only for a very few, it's not a solution for the majority of guys who are practicing any kind of Game. I take nothing away from the guys who are at the top of their field, they deserve every last BJ and every dollar in their bank account.
Self-improvement and success (however you definite it) are definitely worth pursuing but most of us will never be exceptional, I'm not, I'm right in the meat of the bell curve. I'm confident, comfortable and realistic in my self-assessment. When we're talking about how changes in our social environment affect Game I think it's really worth focussing on how it affects the majority of guys, not so much the outliers.
I think Game should be for the guys in the bell curve and less about trying to push them out of it. Moreover it's just not all that useful to say "yes x blows but it wouldn't be a problem if you were in the top 10%".