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Almost invariably, all of the painfully single "nerds" I know have such a thick bubble of pretension that they can't realize that they suck to be around. I've

by alttab 16y ago

Almost invariably, all of the painfully single "nerds" I know have such a thick bubble of pretension that they can't realize that they suck to be around. I've seen math used to model relationships on HN a couple of times, and even as an intellectual curiosity I believe it to be a complete waste of time. Using social dynamics and behavioral psychology as a method for avoiding social mistakes gets you way further than applying it as some sort of game, from any "guru" of any evo-psych, behavioral analyst, game-community leader or persuasion researcher/author.

orangecat 16y ago
Almost invariably, all of the painfully single "nerds" I know have such a thick bubble of pretension that they can't realize that they suck to be around. No doubt that's true in many cases. But there's a sizable category of single males who constantly wind up in the friend zone with women because they (who am I kidding: we) fundamentally don't produce attraction. PUA techniques are designed to correct that; I can't do them at all, but they really work.