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Gen Z men are spending thousands to get that ‘American Psycho’-Patrick Bateman look
Looksmaxxing is all the rage.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Guys are finally realizing that mistaking Carl Benjamin for a role model, stuffing their faces with Twinkies from morning till nightfall is a recipe for ruin, and beginning to prioritize their self-care?!!![]()
Gen Z men are spending thousands to get that ‘American Psycho’-Patrick Bateman look
Looksmaxxing is all the rage.nypost.com
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A fella goes grooms, exercises, eats well, looks after his psychological and intellectual health, and wears fresh, chic clothes for himself, first and foremost. Today, being honest enough to admit that arousing the lust of beautiful women is a perk of all the aforementioned is now labelled "simping", by a handful of societal dropouts in The ManosphereMight as well call it SimpMaxxing
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
That, or a growing number of us realizing that once a guy reaches the age of majority, it's incumbent on him to prioritize his own self-care. Rather than (As both The Woke Left AND The Manosphere assert)waiting on society to change in some dramatic way, BEFORE we do the basics for ourselvesThis is an appropriate reaction to a mating environment where women have endless choices that are easily accessible.
I have always thought the original Psycho (Anthony Perkins) was a NerdCel.![]()
Gen Z men are spending thousands to get that ‘American Psycho’-Patrick Bateman look
Looksmaxxing is all the rage.nypost.com
At 5:15, the author talks about how leading men in the Golden Age of Hollywood were much taller than their contemporaries.That, or a growing number of us realizing that once a guy reaches the age of majority, it's incumbent on him to prioritize his own self-care. Rather than (As both The Woke Left AND The Manosphere assert)waiting on society to change in some dramatic way, BEFORE we do the basics for ourselves
This was all self-explanatory
to men who lived in the far-from-antiquated past
He's wrong though. Paul Newman, Brando, James Dean, John Garfield, Bogart, and a s-it-ton more actors from this era were medium height-points belowAt 5:15, the author talks about how leading men in the Golden Age of Hollywood were much taller than their contemporaries.![]()
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Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Yup I remember seeing on younger women's profile that they areGenz and Gen A have normalized every red pill terminology and tactic. My little sisters are regularly throwing out terms that I would only hear on this site or on specific YouTube channels.
Alongside Woke gobbledygookRP stuff has blown up all over social media now...
The issue is most men swear by RP talking points and tropes but don't go out to experience life, women, etc for themselves so then you have guys regurating things. Then when a guy like me comes along and says hey guys there women over there that like nerdy guys everyone things I'm lying or selling kool-aideAlongside Woke gobbledygook
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The near-extinction of clear communication is advancing our civilization, morally and intellectually, in ways unseen since the rise of Reality TV
Red Pill Theology is quite similar to Afrocentrism, in more than a few respectsBut it is what it is, I noticed that there a lot of guys who don't need "Red Pill" but therapy and mental help. I don't mean that as an insult but women isn't SOME guy's problems,
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.