There's so much jargon on these forums is sometimes hard to make your point.
'Game' doesn't neccesary mean canned lines. What about 'natural game'? Which some of you are playing when you know it or not. In my opinion game and social skills are almost synonymous, apart from we only use one when it ivolves the opposite sex. For some people approaching is a great way to break out of their shell and gain some social skills. It is hard to build a good social circle and have a great social life if you don't have general social skills.
Things is the DJ Bible if used correctly and sorted out from some other stuff not only help you get girls but generally increase your respect from other guys and your ability to be social. Approaching doesn't have to use Mystery Method or whatever.
You see it's all a means to the same end. I don't do approaches because I in my small school and town it would cause what I like to call the 'ElStud effect'
. I am just thinking that there is probably a lot of really shy unsociable people here, I'm not saying the majority or pointing the finger but I'm sure some of us have been there. Telling him to get hobbies and go to the gym would make him and interesting buff guy that's still lonley. I can see cold approaches doing wonders for these guys if they actually do it. Not only because it would improve 'cold approach skill #23' or whatever but the confidence and social skills gained from that would probably affect the other areas of his life in a positive way. I would like to make it clear that I am only going off second hand experiance here.
Another point is that if you suddenly start being 'alpha, c/f' or whatever in front of people you know they will wonder what's up and probably ask why you aren't 'being yourself' and try and put you down to where you started. In cold approaches you can do what you want.
I'm not attacking or definding anyone. I'm just trying to get accross that everyone should have an open mind and try new things. As soon as I move I want to try cold approaches, which I have't really done like I've said.
Pleaaase don't think 'routines' everytime someone mentions game. I'm all about natural game and so are many peopl here. If you naturally attract people using your charisma and confidence you are by my definition runnint 'natural game'. You simply already have great social skills where some people don't.
Also I don't want anyone falling into the trap of 'just working on game' and neglecting other areas of your life because it ends bad. But NEVER put off working on your game/social skills/trying to get a girlfriend by thinking "I'll wait to I've lost weight/put on weight/improve my style/any other excuse". This leads to you ending up at the same place, albeit slightly improved in some areas in your life if you actually followed through with the goals, and still not having the magic confidence to approach women you thought you would now have. The thing is sometimes things can happen and after a time you don't end up losing your weight or whatever you sent out to do and you wasted all that time and have't gone anywhere. Like I said I've falled\n for both of these. You can't think 'I'm going to focus on self-improvement because Pook said it would attract women'. It doesn't work.
So whatever path you take keep an open mind and a general balance in your life.