Let's Talk About Value

[Charlie]

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And if all else fails, just apply the D.E.N.N.I.S. system.

I just googled that and found the definition on Urban Dictionary. Pretty cool acronym.

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I think I’m going to throw up. I thought the forum was about Chengdu….

[Lisa]

Anyone read ‘The Game’? Does it work?

[Charlie]

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Anyone read ‘The Game’? Does it work?

I read The Game on an trans-continental flight a few years ago. I think a common myth about that book is that it’s a guide to seduction, but it’s not really, it’s about Neil Strauss’ journey into the world of pick up artists. What he found was that men who approach dating with a few common principles are most successful with women. Being confident, having fun, demonstrating value, being unafraid of rejection, etc.

At the end of The Game he says that manipulating women and being someone you’re not just to sleep with them is ultimately a hollow victory, and being your true self is the only real way to find and keep true love. The book is mostly really good because Neil Strauss is an outstanding writer.

[Lisa]

Aww, I’m kinda disappointed to hear it isn’t as scandalous as my female friends have made it out to be. Seems like there is a massive subculture of guys who haven’t read to the end and neg for all they’re worth!

[Ian]

Bill Hicks

The world is like a ride at an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it’s real, because that’s how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round and it has thrills and chills and it’s very brightly colored and it’s very loud. And it’s fun, for a while.

Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: ‘Is this real? Or is this just a ride?’ And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and they say ‘Hey! Don’t worry, don’t be afraid — ever — because… this is just a ride.’ And we kill those people.

‘Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride! Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry; look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.’ It’s just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that — ever notice that? — and we let the demons run amok. But it doesn’t matter, because… it’s just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort. No worry. No job. No savings and money. Just a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy bigger guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one.

Here’s what we can do to change the world, right now, into a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defense each year and, instead, spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would do many times over — not one human being excluded — and we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever. In peace.

[Brendan]

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Bill Hicks…

These voices are never around for long enough, and there aren’t enough of them that get to be heard.

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