I never got the impression these methods were designed as deception. Some guys have a lot of mental baggage that has been hammered into them that is ultimately

I never got the impression these methods were designed as deception. Some guys have a lot of mental baggage that has been hammered into them that is ultimately going to get in the way of them being a man and by focusing on things like acting confident and giving the impression of someone who has their life together they can hopefully gain real confidence and a real life.