I'd like to tell younger men who have had problems with acquiring the AMSS that they need to think about these other consequences of its absence
From a guy pushing 50, I'd say you're giving the younger men here good advice.
I don't know what's with all the downvotes. Mentions of PUA? Statements of politically incorrect truisms?
I would say that there's a version of advancedatheist's comment (and many of his other comments) which is giving good advice based on truthful premises, but it's not this version, and advancedatheist gets approximately zero benefit of the doubt at this point.
Like, yes, it is probably true that failing to develop a complete social skill set will cause you social problems later in life, even in those parts of life that are not to do with sex or dating. Turns out, social skills are also used in the workplace.
But taken in context, that advice reads more like &...
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