Quote: (07-19-2011 03:47 AM)Tuthmosis Wrote:
Game seems to hone our powers of observation across the board, so that we view things beyond the world of women and game--world affairs, politics, education--with the astute, incisive insight that tight game develops (and indeed requires). It's in that way that game, which hinges on a profound understanding of human nature, allows us "to see too much." It's the price, I guess, we pay for the incredible rewards we reap.
Being open to learning game in the first place requires a certain degree of rebelliousness and cynicism that a lot of people simply don't have. Being able to fully adopt a player mentality means that you don't really accept traditional ideas about marriage and relationships. Also, you realize that things like having a good career and education really don't count towards attracting women and mean less in the grand scheme of things that we're taught to believe they do (in other words dismissing the idea that going to school, getting good grades, then landing a good job will magically cause everything to fall into place).
You definitely have to get a a point where you're willing to be have a nihilistic attitude towards the sanctity of our social institutions and realize that it's just a flimsy house of cards. At that point, you're ready to deconstruct human interaction to bare mechanics and take advantage accordingly. For people who want to play nice and tow the line it's just too much of a mindfuck. It leaves them with nothing to stand on when they realize the idealistic lifestyle of finding someone nice to settle down with just because they've done everything "right" is an illusion.