[_osorin_]

"A tired, irritable, unskilled player is not appealing, and probably shouldn’t be looking for a relationship". "See how psychology just helped you become both rich and attractive?". I don't know, this article is a no from me. I believe there is more to life than chasing the presented "great ambitions" and this article doesn't reflect that.

[lytefm]

Don't take everything in this article absolutely literal, then it's quite nice.

> A tired, irritable, unskilled player is not appealing, and probably shouldn’t be looking for a relationship.

It's obviously an exaggeration, but it has a fair point. Applies mainly to young men, less to young women though because they play quite a different dating game.

Working hard on becoming attractive rather than expecting to get interest from women "because you're such a nice person" isn't bad advice. Of course you should still try, but without expecting much.

> See how psychology just helped you become both rich and attractive?

It's even better. Learning just a bit about psychology, understanding yourself and others is also useful for:

- overcoming bad times and habits - helping yourself and others - feeling better overall - solving conflicts - making friends - figuring out what to do with your life

Psychology is probably the best meta-knowledge to have.

[redeux]

You’re right, much of this blog post is about winning the game of life in a western capitalist society. I don’t think that changes the fundamental message though, which is that your skills, experiences, and location are major factors in your overall success.

[kwere]

>"A tired, irritable, unskilled player is not appealing, and probably shouldn’t be looking for a relationship".

>much of this blog post is about winning the game of life in a western capitalist society

Thats true for most human societies, starting from hunter gatherers, where being unproductive to the group meant being clubbed during sleep, or farming societies where being unproductive meant easily starvation and social esclusion.

People who live in welfare states tend to have it good, usually beyond their means as most things are subsidized at a loss. Thats not the norm in any accountable society. We westerners have it easy