Quote: (01-11-2016 05:07 AM)XXL Wrote:
My solution to this nonsense:
Since people get all butthurt about rep point number and it skews perception about who's who it's better to scratch that system. Let the content defend itself. Besides, I noticed that people often rep a guy justifying it that they like what he posts in general or that they like the specific post and provide a link. This is what LIKES are for. So let's stick to LIKES only. It's better because it shows which specific content users appreciate. It's more accurate in my opinion. Then we could have one "hall of fame" updated thread with most liked threads/replies. Done.
That expirement has been tried before.
Anyways, if you guys take away my rep points I'm going to go jump off a building.
It's the only thing I have worth living for.
To address the issue being discussed, I didn't really take Moody as someone trying to posture as an expert.
He writes in an authoritative language because he's a strong writer, but one thing I like about his posts is that he admits his fails and weaknesses - and then he relates what's he's learned through these things. I think sometimes (like with the walkout thread), the answers aren't black and white, and there's nothing wrong with jumping in to disagree if you have a different opinion.
To me, he sounds like someone who has struggled with women in the past and learned a thing or two to evolve.
There are probably a lot of his posts I haven't read though.
Also, it's very possible to be seasoned at seduction and still have some misguided ideas. No man in himself is an entire research team, so we can learn from our experiences, but it's all based on circumstantial data. The lessons we draw from them are not necessarily univerally conclusive, and if you know the basic laws of statistics you know that in a percentage of the cases even the so-called universal truths will not serve you a full 100% of the time (or perhaps even anything close to it).
I know a lot of stuff I do with women goes directly against accepted concepts in the pua community, and I still fuck up all the time to this day, so I'm still learning about women (and always will be). I have a lot of dysfunctional moments, and I'll have many more.
What I do works for me just fine (even the dysfuntion), though, so I roll with it and share my experiences when I can. We'll all continue to make errors and change our flawed ideas as we go through life.
I get why his recent posts might rub some of you wrong, but my point is this stuff is not exactly a science - far from it, actually.
Beyond All Seas
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling