And when the men turn to social techniques that are proven to increase their sexual market value (aka 'Game'), they get excoriated in the public sphere as 'cree

And when the men turn to social techniques that are proven to increase their sexual market value (aka 'Game'), they get excoriated in the public sphere as 'creeps', 'weirdos', etc. Then we get snarky articles about how 'boring' successful (read: technical/IT-career focused) men have become these days.