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@Carl-Richard your brain has become sensitized in a similar way as Leo with psychedelics where he will trip for 24 hours with a single puff of weed. His case is more extreme though but I think this gives you a satisfying perspective to understand what happened It's like Google reminding your browser history. With the press of one single letter in the search engine it will show you entire phrases you've searched before. You've carved out a neural pathway and undoing it is either impossible or takes a decade+ of abstinence, and even then it can come back rapidly with a little consistent use

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance Aparently not exactly a traditional emotion but it feels like brain discomfort I consider hunger an emotion , or very closely related https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_(physiology) Also the " Hangry" emotion ( anger / irratibility caused by hunger )

I can't wait to get my hands on Claude. I did this with ChatGPT and it was good but not that good

Pickup is basically the science of pøø$$¥-hunting

research drug sensitization ( NOT DESENSITIZATION ) and neural pathways formation. Chemicals physically rewire the brain. For topics like this, plowing chatgpt for half an hour will resolve all your questions in terms of biochemistry and neuology. You're really missing out if you arent using it for your studies

Ahh man I've randomly read through this thread and Im thrilled to go clubbing again. I've done a lot of things over the last few months that arent directly game but that translate into game, like improvised speeches in front of a crowd, hosting a toastmasters event, improvised stand up comedy Infront of a hundred people, lots of bachata clases, singing in public, picked up the kazoo, improv theatre, lots of guitar playing and lastly this thing called Contact improv which Is absolutely gold for practicing physicallity and eye contact I'm hyped to see how this translates into game when I restart this challenge

That specific girl has trauma and emotional injury around dating, as she verbally told you. Those emotions bubbled up when talking about her trauma, which put her in a sad/ down emotional state. This affected and colored how she saw you in that moment. Together with the fact that opening up like that to a stranger is too much of a serious and non playful topic, she subconsciously put you in the BF category ( big commitment , emotion investment...) over player category ( low commitment, nothing serious, just fun , down for hooking up) - but she's not ready for a relationship, she doesn't want to get hurt, so this closed your door A playful fun vibe would have you taken you further in the intaction If you managed to have sex through an initial player vibe it would actually open your posibility for a relationship even though she may still not be absolutely ready and still dealing with trauma , and potentially help her heal That's just my opinion , and you will never know the actual cause because human beings and specifically women are extremely complicated creatures

Basically break the fourth wall of existence

That sounds more like the definition of "guilt" Shame can be that but also be about who you are and not only what you did. Like your self-image ( identity) and how you think others perceive you. Like being ashamed of being broke or short has nothing to do with doing anything, it's an inner game issue. Guilt is a about consciously doing stuff you know is bad by your own or societies standards ( stealing, telling lies, hurting people... )

I didn't even know the concept of bad air. Pretty cool to put a label on it that situation Plowing ChatGPT on " bad air" is gold Maybe release a conscious relationships vid for the big comeback :0

@Ben Landrail yup. Normal people practice tuning their voice against the piano This dude tunes pianos with his voice , no joke. We have an example of that few pages behind That being said I actually don't like the tamber of his voice. His harmonies are mind-blowing though

Google game global

Men are borderline autistic compered with women The kind you're describing is an exception

@Majed ofc. I personally met some that went there on and off. Check the game global group

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Perhaps it misses an compassionate approach , but the root causes are that all men are horny, some barely get laid if at all, and these men, who by definition are insecure ( to some degree or another - I put macho men in that category as well , one degree less insecure than than feeling helpless and depressed ) feel powerless and rationalize all kind of stuff to cope with their situation This is just a modern manifestation of a certain demographic that has always existed. It's the kind of social demographic that over hundreds of thousands of years would have to resort to r*pe as a reproductive strategy ( im really stretching and exaggerating to make a point) Being compassionate has its time and place, specifically when dealing with people, but let's not loose track of what their shenanigans are really about . Nothing personal but If you strongly disagree about that being the very core of issue of we are discussing, you don't understand the straightforward nature of men Yes the pressure of modern society is a heavy weight for men, In a similar way that women compete with plastic surgery barbies . But that is an adittional factor, not the core

You did the elaborate analysis. I boiled it down to the very essence. Both are valid. It's not being reductionistic or condescending. It is accurate and the words are carefully chosen

Aka insecure horny frustrated men making noise edit: add to that the psyches tendency for forming ideologies

@aurum that is definitely a part of it but I'd argue the core of "creepiness" is poor understanding, misunderstanding and misinterpretation of social dynamics aka bad social skills. You can think you're being respectful but much of socialization is intention vs perception Not understanding social norms ( they depend on culture/context, not knowing how to " read the room" ), lack of self awareness ( how do you potentially come across to people, not understanding physical communication ( cues of discomfort, lack of reciprocity , consent , poor calibration, not understanding boundaries...) poor emotional intelligence So given the crucial role of social skills throughout evolution, back then but also nowadays if women sense a serious degree of any of this, it will feel creepy, not only because they personally don't feel comfortable but because their genetics pull the kill switch on any potential attraction BY DESIGN , and scream " don't have offspring with this man!! , the child will have bad social skills !!

Attraction ques are hardwired over hundreds of thousands of years if not millions of years. It's the wise software that maximizes the chance that your genes go on. Modern humans are roughly only 200.000 years old . Economic factors are a very modern variable. It definitely can be a factor but most likely attraction to bigger women is more linked to ethnicity ( some races tend to be more chubby ) or your genetic background : "was storing body fat a proven effective survival strategy for your ancestors? then you will find females that store body fat attractive " Being pregnant is absolutely for sure an attraction killer for new partners, period. It's crystal clear from a male POV. It's almost the same non-existant degree of attraction as if you were thinking of having sex with a relative. Unless they are your partner, or they have some sort of fetish, or unless there is absolutely zero downside for the intercourse happening, chasing that woman to make anything happen will not cross your mind . (ofc there are exceptions ) Female's risk of sex ( evolutionary speaking ) is DEADLY. Getting pregnant at the wrong time or without a social support structure is the end of you ( a social support structure is extremely important during pregnancy, thats one of the big reasons why women are more social, calibrated, empathic, caring... ) Male's risk of sex ( evolutionary speaking) is not pregnancy, but getting your head smashed with a rock by a gang of males for having sex with a protected / taken woman. ( Which is actually one of the big reasons why approach anxiety exists for men ) So sex with a possibly pregnant woman is shooting yourself in the foot . Not effective at all from an evolutionary POV. You can possibly die and your genes wont even be forwarded. ( fun fact : this is one of the theories of why auto-erotic asfixiation even exists . " one last ejaculation before death" ) But yeah different people have slightly different preferences. Some preferences have an evolutionary background and some preferences have been developed and shaped thoughout their current lifetimes . Most men have a notoriously low standard anyways

@Princess Arabia Creepiness comes in a degree. From poor eye contact to borderline sexual assault @nhoktinvt learning game is creepy AF. But not learning game is even more creepy. Hence that video

Wikipedia has a decent take on this. Read with discernment as some takes are simply wrong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_attractiveness

This may be BS , but aparently people with light colored eyes like blue or green can see better in the dark. Some animals like cats have a genetic mutation that allows for better night vision. It's called Tapetum Lucidum. It's the reason why Cat's eyes glow in the dark

Creepy dude at gas station. 4:45