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When Tesla and his previous endeavours gained success he seemed far more mentally stable and rational

It’s worth thinking about the difference between seriously harmful promiscuous behaviour and experimentation. Both can contribute to a higher body count but they mean different things. The first is lack of impulse control which is an indicator someone won’t make a good long term partner, and the second is a display of open-mindedness and introspection which are indicators that someone would make a good long term partner. And that applies to male or female. The reasons behind why someone has the body count they do are more important than the actual number. Ruling someone out specifically because of the number itself is silly.

I think Musk is dealing with some sort of sunken-cost situation where he’s spent such a mind-boggling amount of money on Twitter that he’s now incapable of making rational business decisions for the company

Being aesthetically pleasing helps. Being neutral looking is fine, you can make that work. Looking unkempt or unhygienic is a problem. Most guys can make it to that neutral category with good grooming and style. Acting creepy or coming across as unstable is a far bigger issue and will fuck you up no matter how you look. The energy you give off on this forum is erratic and chaotic and these are not helpful traits for making a woman feel safe around you. You are experiencing a strong desire for a woman which is natural but it is likely several steps away for you. That is also natural. It is meant to take some work to be attractive, you are not entitled to a woman just by existing. Work on your mental stability, social skills, friendships, style, grooming etc. and then you can start approaching girls in the mall. Or even better somewhere more naturally sociable like a bar or a club.

Well, he hurt, manipulated and scammed a lot of people. So it’s somewhat hard to feel sorry for him.

@Bobby_2021 Fuckin amazing job compiling this all together btw, it's very useful to see it laid out in one place Idk how you could read all this and still think Tate is worthy of support.

This is such a silly vision IMO. In fact, it's so vague that it's barely even a vision. It's like a high 15 year old came up with it. "Listen bro, I want to make an app that does everything, it will be awesome bro trust me" I think it will end up being some weird "jack of all trades, master of none" kind of thing. And when it comes to online services people tend to like a specific service with a strong brand that does one thing well, instead of a service that does lots of things poorly.

That's an interesting stat! Though I do think it's important context that this stat is specifically for marriage, not relationships, see text below. Liberal people place slightly less overall importance on marriage and so are less likely to try hard to make it work. And it's quite well known that woman initiate most divorces, which implies they are the ones who are typically least satisfied in their marriage.

He really is a knob

The logo looks so dumb. This popup shows up when you try to view twitter without an account, so you would want this page to look as professional as possible. The logo looks like it was designed and added by a first year intern. It's so blurry! The padding is also awful and the text below it is uncentered! It might sound picky but it just looks so unprofessional. I feel like musk has lost a lot of his skilled developers.

I would say you should frame it as "have fun" instead of "don't be boring". "Don't be boring" is making it about trying to be entertaining for other people, which can be inauthentic sometimes. A lot of the time the most attractive mental states come from just doing what entertains you when you're out rather than trying to "not be boring" for other people. Another one is learning not to take rejection personally, be detached, and just move on when things aren't going well. I noticed when I went out a lot that there were many guys who were super persistent with girls who were clearly not interested, or were using them for drinks.

Physical beauty gets boring much quicker than intelligence which is a problem for long term relationships Maybe boring is the wrong word, but you become accustomed to it once you’ve been with a woman for a while and it stops mattering as much

The opening you are talking about is something that is relatively difficult to pull off, there's a lot that can go wrong. The HOW you say/do it is very difficult to get right because of WHAT you are saying/doing. But the HOW you say it is still more important. Does that make sense? It is like how an olympic diver can probably jump off a 100ft cliff into the ocean and survive, but if you try it you will die. So you should avoid it and stick to 10ft cliffs until you know what you are doing. Of course. But there are well documented things that the majority of women find creepy. Unusual, uncomfortable or awkward initial interactions are quite high on that list. So it's a good skill to be able to open conversations with new people and make them feel safe and comfortable.

It conveys pretty much all of the traits listed if you do it with the right energy in the right social environment. OP would do much better with that than what he is trying. OP wasn't really opening with a gender related opinion question, he was opening with a video on his phone about a man invalidating period claims. It's not really playful enough to be a good opener, and has the potential to be very clunky. There is lots of opportunity for awkwardness while a complete stranger is making her watch something on his phone. And then if you follow that up with trying to steer the conversation towards a sexual topic like OP said he was going to do, can you not see how that could very easily become creepy? I'm not saying you couldn't pull that off, but there is lots of opportunity for that to go quite wrong if you aren't very socially in-tune and you are running this opener against random women on the street. You would need to preface showing the video with some kind of more playful conversation and context as to why you care so much for her opinion on it.

It's still a bizarre thing to use as an opener. It doesn't give off any of the vibes you want an opener to give off. You want your opener to convey: intelligence humour confidence charm social awareness safety That can be as simple as "Hey, nice to meet you, I'm [name]" said with a smile and confidence, which can convey many of those attributes. Showing a tiktok about periods to a girl you haven't even introduced yourself to yet gives off none of these. In fact it gives off the opposite vibe in many cases.

Being a machiavellian psychopath might get you to the higher echelons of society but it probably won't make you fulfilled or happy. His presence and image here is soooo cringy The way he lights the cigar before he starts talking and sits there showing off his bulging biceps, talking about how he's too smart for the BBC, calling them an extremist organisation... and that beard lmao.... None of that screams mastery, it screams boy in a mans body desperately trying to compensate for his crippling insecurity. He may be right about the BBC interview being bad, it wouldn't surprise me, and I don't have enough information to know. The BBC is pretty shitty, but calling them an extremist organisation is borderline delusion. The way he talks and his whole image and style is just something I can't bring myself to watch or enjoy, even if I agree with him on certain topics about young men. Almost every sentence he says is silly, for example, one that stands out to me: "they are attempting to throw me in jail and ruin my life because I am helping young men" — no andrew, they are attempting to throw you in jail because you admittedly and proudly ran a sex trafficking organisation which scammed MEN out of millions.

I don't get it. Every time I watch him talk I almost can't watch it from cringe. What is it you see in him that you like so much? Like what content is available from him online that you have watched that made you fall in love with him in this way? Every time he is brought up I just think of this clip. The full version is even more cringy.

Why not just ignore that behaviour and move on with your life?

What consequences do you have in mind?

You can learn from Tate, or other people who have done bad things, just don't set them as role models

You are going up to girls and showing them a TikTok invalidating period pains as an opener? What are you smoking mate? Nothing about that is going to turn a woman on.

Greasy long hair would be a big problem. However well maintained long hair is considered very attractive. To be honest I am thinking the energy you give off is likely the main issue. You make a lot of posts here every time something goes wrong for you which gives off an erratic vibe that can be very scary for women if you are giving off those same vibes in real life. I am just giving my honest impression of you, I don’t mean to be rude. Most guys who are inexperienced give off weird vibes, it’s quite normal. I think you need to work on becoming slightly more grounded before you go and talk to tons of woman.

It’s obviously something sexual and you imply it’s about a sexual act. You also, and I’m sorry to be blunt, do seem to lack the social awareness that would be required to pull that off without being creepy at least some of the time. Your therapist probably knows that about you and that’s why she’s telling you to avoid it, because she knows it has the potential to end badly for you because of lack of social skills. A woman can’t get you put in jail for showing them TikToks, but many women in the same area reporting you for being creepy probably could, rightfully so. The art of flirting is turning normal conversations, or as you put it, “the most boring vanilla shit”, into something more exciting slowly and gracefully. But you are being impatient by trying to rush it with gimmicks, which is very hard if you don’t know what you’re doing. Women appreciate build up to sexual conversations so they can figure out if they feel safe around you. Start with that first.

If you lack confidence, give off bad/creepy energy, are dressed badly, or have poor hygiene/grooming it could cause this reaction. It’s also possible you are misinterpreting social cues and thinking women are disgusted when they are just not interested. No you should not treat them with disrespect. You should learn to understand why your actions are causing them to feel a certain way and try to make changes based on that.

Tate was involved in trafficking and manipulating a ring of women, scamming men out of millions, maybe even tens of millions. Entire investigative departments are dedicated to catching and stopping fraudsters, scammers, and traffickers like that. It's also important to remember that legality aside, the ethics of someone who has shamelessly done things like that should not be emulated or idolised. These are serious crimes that harm innocent people. I've heard that he's pretty mediocre at chess. It's also crucial not to idolize someone just because they might excel in a few areas of life while disregarding their harmful behavior in other aspects of life. You want your role models to be well rounded people. I'll be honest; your defense of him sounds a bit immature. Are you young? Perhaps there could be some value in what he offers if you're mature enough to separate the good from the harmful aspects. However, it sounds like he has a very strong influence on you, which may not be entirely positive.