"Trying to make people like you tends to have the opposite effect. It's like telling an awkward 17-year-old that he'll solve all his problems with women if he g

"Trying to make people like you tends to have the opposite effect. It's like telling an awkward 17-year-old that he'll solve all his problems with women if he gets laid by a supermodel." That's a terrible worldview. Trying to get people to like you does not tend to have the opposite effect, at least not when coupled with actual, real steps in learning how to get people to like you. Say what you want about things like Pick Up Artists, etc., but they are effective. There is a world of advice one can give to an awkward 17-year-old that will actually help them.