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50 years of pickup artists: why is the toxic skill still so in demand? (2019)

2 pointsby flipchartabout 3 years ago

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PaulHouleabout 3 years ago
Because many men feel lonely and sexually invisible.<p>Isn&#x27;t there a trend that goes a lot further back than that?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ars_Amatoria" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ars_Amatoria</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Les_Liaisons_dangereuses" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Les_Liaisons_dangereuses</a><p>Looking at my collection of literature I see some evidence of a &quot;seduction industry&quot; aimed at woman from 1945 to 2000 or so, but today I think many woman feel like they are getting too much attention and if anything they would be ripe for an &quot;anti-seduction industry&quot; Post that Eric Weber book male interest has been increasing.