shokwave comments on Polyhacking - Less Wrong

75 Post author: Alicorn 28 August 2011 08:35AM

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Comment author: Jack 28 August 2011 11:09:11PM *  8 points [-]

(instead of doing the sheep dance where you freeze motionless and wait for them to approach)

Actually, what's happening is they're giving the nerdy male 3-4 obvious body language signals telling him to approach. The nerdy male just misses them.

Fellow males, please learn to read body language so that all these hot nerdy girls stop feeling like they're ugly because nerdy men don't respond to their flirting.

Comment author: shokwave 29 August 2011 12:03:17AM 2 points [-]

nerdy men don't respond to their flirting

It's hardly flirting if it's body language from across the room and neither party has said a word to each other. At that point, you're not even sure they know you exist - and how could they be sure that you are aware of their existence? No, you have to talk to them - at least be in the same conversation as them! - to begin flirting with body language.

Comment author: Jack 29 August 2011 12:49:49AM 4 points [-]

Nope. Not sure what to tell you if you're not already aware this isn't so.

Maybe a study documenting it?

Comment author: gwern 29 August 2011 12:43:10AM 1 point [-]

There are not such things as suggestive glances, eye-locking, inviting postures, etc.?