Will_Sawin comments on Scientific Self-Help: The State of Our Knowledge - Less Wrong

138 Post author: lukeprog 20 January 2011 08:44PM

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Comment author: shokwave 21 January 2011 02:34:35PM * 2 points [-]

And yet, it is denounced by almost everyone - perhaps because they're only familiar with mechanical, dishonest, The Game-era material? I dunno.

Denunciation is a social act. The social framework is an evolutionary fitness mating arena. Kill the status of anyone more successful than you.

This principle is strong enough for me to treat denunciation of PUA as weak evidence that it works.

Comment author: Will_Sawin 29 January 2011 10:51:59PM 0 points [-]

Many females denounce PUA. One can EvPsych explain this, but with a different explanation.

Comment author: shokwave 30 January 2011 06:16:59AM 0 points [-]

It ain't evo-psych, but SarahC's comment is basically the explanation for why women react badly to PUA.