Pranav answers “The level of hate on this book is quite...”

Vitaly Makievsky asked this question about The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists:

The level of hate on this book is quite bewildering. What sort of a man wouldn't want to experience sex with as many beautiful women as possible in his lifetime? A gay man perhaps?

Pranav No the book is sexist on both sides, homophobic, terribly written (he spent most of the book just reiterating the same 5 points) And the advice is fra…moreNo the book is sexist on both sides, homophobic, terribly written (he spent most of the book just reiterating the same 5 points) And the advice is frankly terrible the only good nugget is possibly his advice of be confident but he stretches that into, go around sexually harrasing every woman you see. His advice doesn't even work the only chance is because he tells you to go to so many women you are bound to find one willing to sleep with you. Also neil strauss later released the book 'the truth' I suggest you read it it goes through his realisation that all the advice in the book is bad and that erik and people like him are sad sad people clawing for attention(less)

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