Value

Almost all people I've met in the community from the old lair didn't have any value at all. The funny this is that they thought they had value. They could see that other people didn't have any value but couldn't see their own short-comings. They were all delusional but then it hit me. Am I delusional as well? After taking a hard look at myself I noticed that I was delusional as well. I thought I had value but not enough apparently. That's why I've gotten shut down at Amber so many times. With value here I mean perceived value. The value people assume you have when they make a first impression. If a girl writes you off the second she sees you, then you're pretty much toast. Good luck turning it around.

If you want to see how much value you have, go to Amber on a Saturday night and stand next to a tall, good looking guy who is well built with good BL. I have done that and it wasn't a pleasant feeling. No matter what I could do, I would probably not be able to get as much value as him based on my looks. He as just genetically superior than me. Then I kept on thinking about value and talked to Fashion about it as well. I came to the realization that perceived value is largely based on your environment. For example, if a room is full of stereotypical computer programmers, I would have the highest value there, just because stereotypical computer programmers have a lower social value. Nerd = asexual = no value. In a situation like that, girls will respond positively to you. This has been the case because I went to UW and studied computers. Even though I didn't have any skill, they always ended up in my team during class. There were two good looking girls in my class and they were always in my group and I number closed and went to lunch with them as well. Did I forget to mention I was all FRIENDS with them? They were my friends because I didn't know how to escalate.

So in conclusion and this is definitely a generalization, the more upscale you go, where you find alpha males dressed in blazers, the harder it will be for anyone to show much perceived value or open easily. That's why I can hook sets much easier in Fremont than in Belltown. Fremont = college town, Belltown is more classy. Or gaming sets in the trashy bars of second avenue is easier than gaming girls who go to lounges in first ave. So after I found this out, what did I do? I fucking changed my wardrobe and it helped a lot. Sets would open easier. A lot easier and I saw the biggest change from TheOmegaMan. He stopped wearing crap and wore a blazer and girls opened so much better. It was a noticeable change and I'm sure he'll do even better after he change his hideous Asian Afro haircut.

So now I worked on my appearance and girls are more receptive to me but I still have a hard time with those high valued HBs. I was thinking hard but couldn't figure out why. Then I was in Vegas and it dawned on me. SOCIAL PROOF(Here I mean social proof with guy and girls, especially pre-selection)!!!! That's the single and most important thing that anyone can use to game in tough situations. People just respond better to that. I was at Tryst (by far the best nightclub in Vegas), open a set of 4 girls (only one was an HB). Made them sit down in the empty booth next us, introduced them to my AFC friends. The set was hooked, we were having a lot of fun, then I noticed to 2 girls near us just sitting by them selves and I go and open them. They respond very well and I move them to our table as well. Now we have a shitload of girls and only 3 guys and I knew we couldn't keep it going like that for a while, so I found 2 guys and brought them into our group too. I had my own entourage. The rest of the night I would open a girls in that area and immediately bring them to our table. They were really responsive even though I was shit drunk at this point from all the tequila shots every one ordered. Tryst is a big club and when I tried to open girls who didn't see me having a kick ass time, i wouldn't go as well. One set was particular rude where I call one of the girls "a fucking bitch" and more bad words. I hope some one fucks her in the ass and loosens her up a little bit but the point is, the more social proof you have, the easier is to game.

Here is another example of how Mystery uses social proof from the game.

From the "TheGame" by Neil Strauss

The pickup artist is the exception to the rule. "Here," he told me. "Clasp your hands together. And when I say so, act as if you can't open them."

He pretended, through the art of illusion, to seal my hands together. I pretended to be amazed. The commotion attracted the attention of the bouncers in the club,who asked him to try the feat with their hammy fists. Instead, Mystery performed his watch-stopping illusion for them. Soon, the club manager was giving him free drinks and the table of Serbians had halted their conversation and were gawking at him, including his target. "If you can make a girl envy you," Mystery told the students, "you can make a girl sleep with you."

Two principles were at work. First, he was generating social proof by earning the attention and approval of the club staff. And, second, he was pawning in other words, he was using one group to work his way into another, less approachable group nearby.

For his coup de grace, Mystery told the club manager he would levitate a beer bottle. He approached the table of Serbians, asked to borrow an empty bottle, and made it float in the air in front of him for a few seconds. Now he was in his target's group. He performed a few illusions for the guys
and ignored the girl for the requisite five minutes. Then he relented, started talking to her, and isolated her to a couch nearby. He had pawned the entire club just to meet her.


Do you think Mystery could have gamed her if he did what I would do in that situation? Walk up to the group and try to hook them? Probably not. That's how important social proof become if you want to be consistent in gaming the hottest. This would also take care of the SEATTLE FREEZE thing that many of you're talking about. Just a side note, social proof is not enough but it will make your life so much easier. In the long run, it's more important to have mannerism of a guy who is confident with women.