Posted by SeattleWilly
Greetings Folks,
With the advent of the VH1 "The Pick Up Artist" show, there have been some discussions lately about its impact on the community, "the game" and whether or not "Mystery" or "Style" have sold-out. I do know that the TV show has has a small impact on the community, and a minor few women have been made more aware of certain canned material. Additionally, at my latest workshop the question was posed to me whether or not it will affect the success of a budding PUA.
The VH1 "reality" show was entertainment. I wasn't the best reality show I have watched, and it was designed more along the lines of personality over form. The concept behind reality shows is that they are supposed to convey drama to entice the viewer into believing the "reality" is somehow different and better than their everyday, ordinary lives. In order to do this, the shows are edited with plot lines, sub-plots and implied dramatic elements. Many times, the "reality" of the show is completely fabricated to create a better show. The VH1 show was not about "how to become a pick up artist", rather it was about the transformation of losers into winners. The show was part reality, part soap opera, and part celebrity. It has very little to do with the structure of picking up women and only a small sampling of canned material. It has very little direct effect on the game rather than the influx it has created to the community. There has been a dramatic increase in the numbers of guys (and a few women) who have sought out the communities and the material, however. This surely WILL have an effect due to the increase in guys trying to run canned material, but the impact of that effect is yet to be determined.
Another point of contention recently has to do with the sales of books, videos, seminars and personal coaching sessions. There are a many individuals who have been in the "community" for a while that have not seen progress. Some of them may have purchased products and services and expected something to happen inside of them that would turn them into a "pick-up artist". The reality is that you cannot buy the skills. You can be taught the skills, but it requires an open mind and a fundamental desire to improve yourself. You must also be brutally honest and teachable.
There are still others who continue to fail who have become jaded in one form or another at the individuals who sell services and products that are designed to help people improve their social skills. Perhaps it is "sour grapes", which is a false denial of desire due to personal failure. This type of individual will have a much harder time of improving their skills because they are not able to be honest with themselves, much less anyone else. Instead of pointing the finger at themselves for their failures they go on the communities and claim that the systems don't work, they are somehow immoral or that they have discovered it is better to not even try. Somehow, a person who tries to succeed is suddenly the "failure" in their eyes, and the "system" is picked apart as the problem. Additionally, they lash out at people who make money from providing services and products related to improving skills in the pickup game. The truth is that they rarely know the people they are attacking, have never read their material and have a basic "contempt prior to investigation" attitude. This ends up poisoning the community and dissuades new-comers from even trying.
Irregardless of these personalities, the only person who can make things happen is you. The books, videos, workshops and coaching sessions are all designed to provide information and inspiration to get out into the field and approach women. If you fail to use the information properly or fail to improve yourself, you will not succeed. It is that simple. Becoming a PUA requires patience, experience, humility and honesty with yourself. It also requires risk and investment (time and/or money). It is not a path to be taken lightly if you expect overnight results. Becoming a pickup artist requires practice, patterning and re-programming. Everything you "think" you know is based on self-dilusion and must be SHATTERED in an attempt to make you see the TRUTH. The truth is the only thing that is real. Everything else is an interpretation and perspective, which is always at least a little bit wrong. The bottom line:
If you want to become pickup artist you must say good bye to your false beliefs.
One last point I wish to make is that the only reason the "community" exists in the first place is because there is a profit motive. That may sound strange, but there would be no "Mystery Method" didn't make money from it. The money that is put into the products and services feeds the community with material because those who create it are motivated to do so. Otherwise, becoming a pickup artist would remain a secret and there would be no community. Creating books, coaching and teaching workshops costs money and time. It is not a completely self-serving effort, but one big motivator is money. The "community" exists because men who have interest in a common idea have come together to discuss it, learn and also promote their business efforts. The business side of the community is not evil. Without it, we would have to discover everything on our own.
In the end, it is up to you. Pickup the tools that are readily available and go to work.
Peace,
-- Seattle Willy
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Posted by SeattleWilly
I almost died laughing when I saw this. These guys want to be Mystery's new wingmen. "Maxidor" is hilarious.
Peace
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Posted by SeattleWilly
Greetings folks,
In case you haven't had enough, I came across this site that currently has all of the VH1 pickup artist episode videos available for download. Enjoy:
All of the VH1 The Pickup Artist Episode Videos Available for Download
Peace,
--Seattle Willy
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Most of you have no doubt been watching the so-called "reality" show on VH1 called "The Pick Up Artist". What you probably didn't know was that the show was staged. Remember "Kosmo"? The so-called "Video Game Programmer"? I hate to have to reveal this information to you, but he is an actor. Don't believe me? Check this out:
Kosmo Actor Biography
That's right folks. "Kosmo" is none other than Alvaro Orlando, a paid actor. And what about "Brady"? Well, he is none other than "Brady Sprunger", a paid model. See for yourself:
Brady Model Page
The unfortunate problem with "reality" TV, is that "reality" is not very exciting. While I commend Mystery for making the leap from being a paid life-coach to becoming a TV personality, I have to say that I am very dissapointed that they couldn't create a real master pickup artist (mPUA). This is the unfortunate reality for most of the paid instructors in the business today. I realize that we all have to make a living, but I fear that these less than honest tactics will somehow give a bad name to those of us who really care. My primary goal in being an instructor is that people make a real change in their life. Being honest in business is a principle I do not take lightly.
Thoughts?
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