Quote: (07-07-2012 11:35 AM)Tai Pan Wrote:
I heard from one of the other local guys I'm friends with here that RSD is a starter business for Tyler. He's learning how to run the business, making connections, and building a following. At some point in time he'll branch out into self-development and take it mainstream--like Tony Robbins.
Yeah, he's mentioned this a few times on the website.
My question is, why doesn't he just do it now?
RSD has a pretty big audience, bigger than anyone else in the seduction community or any of its spin off networks.
And I don't really think he's going to get it much bigger, if he keeps up with the angle he's going with now.
I mean, it seems to me that the whole "PUA" community has basically splintered off into two "spinoff" niches:
- International dating/tourism .
- Political commentary on feminism and misandry (the first two are often combined).
- Mainstream male dating advice (i.e. dudes you see on askmen.com).
But as far as the traditional "The Game" style PUA scene, that really seems like more and more of a passing fad every day. The problem is it turns off a lot of people who would like mainstream watered down "beta" advice, without polarizing and engaging people as strongly as the politically charged material you see on Roosh's blog, for example.
As "unique" as RSD is, it still seems to resemble traditional "The Game" style PUA stuff more than anything else.
Tyler could probably bridge the gap into the mainstream by hitting on niche number 3. Of course, this would mean selling down watered down stuff that isn't as effective as what he's doing now, but a big part of "going mainstream" is just accepting that you're now more an entertainer than anything else... That's why they call it "selling out."