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roosh ... seemed insecure, I never for a second bought into the idea that he's this skillful player. He was a good writer, by good I mean simple, accessible and chooses controversial takes to generate traffic like you said. However, his game was pale lacking any charm. Remember his coffee shop advice of rambling like an old man? I mean that might help a shy autistic man to start talking

Most girls didn't even need to be 'gamed' into sex ... .

There is a dilemma in getting PUA advice.  You don't want a naturally good-looking coach like Brad Pitt.  So there is appeal to the awkward, aspy coach who learned the "secrets".  Think of aspy Ross Jeffries, nerdy magician Mystery, and his short, bald protege Neil Strauss.

In reality, the sexual marketplace works pretty well.  Girl know what they want, and try to get it.  So, it is hard to date substantially above your level.  But it is possible to have negative, repulsive game if you don't don't what women want.  Plenty of rich, fit nerds get nothing.  The "Mystery Method" offered two insights.  First, women want "cool" men who don't want them.  These men are congruent, secure, and comfortable with their identities, and not desperate.  Second, women "shit-" test to see whether men establish boundaries.  Many women seek men who are upper 10% in height, looks, and income.  When they finally get one of those .1% guys, they learn why all the other women rejected him.  LOL.  A worthy man knows this, and doesn't fall for manipulative games.  He just relaxes and plays "hard-to-get" because he knows it is part of the game.

Roosh struggled with writing shallow philosophy and silly parodies of corporate life he didn't understand.  Yes, he was insecure because he could not defend his contradictions, and quickly banned criticism.  But he was sincere when he wrote about his experiences with women.  This resonated with readers.  The problem is that he stubbornly believed in a vision that did not work.  He lived out of a suitcase in industrial shitholes.  He had no steady job, no health insurance, no car, no T.V.  In Ukraine, he had no one-night stands until meeting an Anglophile girlfriend teaching English.  That isn't game!

Remember his preposterous "Where is a pet shop" opener?  Or his "bathroom line" plagiarized from Neil Strauss?  He should have just written "Talk to women and escalate."  If they like you, your words don't matter.  If they don't like you, your words don't matter.