Maybe not thread worthy, but I thought it was pretty interesting non-manosphere game analysis on Leo DiCaprio. It started on the Bill Simmons B.S. Report podcast (always a great listen) when him and Simmons brought up his DiCaprio-Titanic theory:
(skip to 1:13:00)
The Bill Simmons answered a question in his weekly mailbag, and asked Malcolm Gladwell about it:
Interesting (if not rehashed and watered down) take on the stuff, and I enjoyed Gladwell's analogy to Jamaican sprinters. But something I've never really heard in relation to Leo's game is this point:
I feel aware that it's an interesting point, but I'm not sure why. What do you guys think?
(skip to 1:13:00)
The Bill Simmons answered a question in his weekly mailbag, and asked Malcolm Gladwell about it:
Quote:Quote:
Q: So I’m listening to you and Klosterman talk about Leo and how he’s on his third generation of supermodels because of the Titanic trump card … I’m sure that’s part of it, but at what point do we have to start throwing out Gladwell’s 10,000 hours outlier theory? The man has actively been pursuing and dating super models without interruption for 20 years. At this point, Leonardo Dicaprio probably feels more comfortable talking to a Victoria’s secret model than I would talking to a grocery store clerk. Did you see he convinced no less than 20 supermodels to leave the club with him last month?? point being, there’s a good chance Leo’s spent more hours talking to and picking up supermodels than Dirk Nowitzki has spent shooting jump shots.
—Leo, Portland
BS: Here’s what Gladwell had to say …
“I think Leo’s situation is not dissimilar to the Jamaican-sprinting question. Jamaica, a country one-tenth the size of Cuba, has now produced the world’s best sprinters for the past generation in numbers that defy all logic. Here, for example, are the results of the high school boys’ 100-meter finals from last year’s Jamaican Boys & Girls Athletics Championships:
1Zharnel Hughes
Kingston College
10.12R
2Jevaughn Minzie
Bog Walk High
10.16
3Raheem Robinson
Wolmer’s High
10.37
4Martin Manley
St. Jago High
10.38
5Waseem Williams
Jamaica College
10.40
6Tyler Mason
Jamaica College
10.48
7Javoy Tucker
Wolmer’s High
10.64
8Odane Bernard
Donald Quarrie High
10.75
“For those who are not track fans, I should point out that this final is probably faster than the ADULT national finals in virtually every country in the world except the United States. So why are the Jamaicans so good? There are many reasons, but the simplest is that the effect of peers on high performance is REALLY strong. In Jamaica, EVERYONE sprints. There are 20 heats in the 100-meter regional championships. And because everyone sprints, and the average quality of sprinting is so high, everyone’s expectations are raised accordingly. The psychological ceiling on elite performance if you are a high school sprinter in Kingston is, like, a foot higher than if you are a high school sprinter in America. Leo is the Jamaican sprinter of ladies’ men. The average Don Juan gets to practice his A-game maybe once a month. Leo can’t EVER take a night off. He’s been competing with the very best for 20 years. I don’t know if he remembers what it’s like not to be charming.”
(Did that settle it?)
Interesting (if not rehashed and watered down) take on the stuff, and I enjoyed Gladwell's analogy to Jamaican sprinters. But something I've never really heard in relation to Leo's game is this point:
Quote:Quote:
The average Don Juan gets to practice his A-game maybe once a month. Leo can’t EVER take a night off. He’s been competing with the very best for 20 years. I don’t know if he remembers what it’s like not to be charming.
I feel aware that it's an interesting point, but I'm not sure why. What do you guys think?