I don't mean to open an old wound, but I found this interesting and didn't want to restart the old thread on the subject.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28197785
In Elliot's manifesto he mentions an older screenwriter trying to help him. That guy just published an article on it.
This further confirms was a self-defeating loser Elliot was. He had a mentor who gave him a classic newbie game drill and couldn't bother to execute it due to his ego.
It's a sad read. The writer did what a lot of us would do in the same situation, but didn't realize he was dealing with a person of the lie.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28197785
In Elliot's manifesto he mentions an older screenwriter trying to help him. That guy just published an article on it.
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I remember giving him an assignment once so he could try to establish some kind of dynamic with a woman.
I told him, "When you see a woman next time you're on campus and you like her hair or sunglasses, just pay her a compliment."
I told him, "It's a freebie, something in passing, you're not trying to make conversation. Keep walking, don't make any long eye contact, just give the free compliment." The idea being you might make a friend if you make someone feel good.
I said to Elliot, "In the next few weeks - if you see them they'll likely give you a smile - and you can smile back and eventually turn this into chit-chat."
I got in touch with him a few weeks later and asked if he did it. He said "no". And when asked why not, he said "Why do I have to compliment them? Why don't they compliment me?"
At that stage, I realised he was very troubled.
This further confirms was a self-defeating loser Elliot was. He had a mentor who gave him a classic newbie game drill and couldn't bother to execute it due to his ego.
It's a sad read. The writer did what a lot of us would do in the same situation, but didn't realize he was dealing with a person of the lie.
Read my work on Return of Kings here.