[whiteknightrises]

It's quite amazing how much effort people will put into their online presence

when they are ultimately forgettable in real life.

--

user soap said in this thread:

Quote:

If learn to cold approach you will probably stand out more than ever. Sure, social media can be leveraged to great effect, but it is by no means mandatory.

Don't use that thinking as an excuse not to approach. Guys tend to try to rationalize not approaching and find scapegoats like the OP. Become aware of when you are doing that and do the opposite. Go out and approach. If you want to learn more about overcoming approach anxiety and not relying on social media to get laid, I have extensive sections in my book that can help you not only overcome AA, but use it to your advantage.

For a lot of guys, social media is a big waste of time. It can be a distraction from the mission of really improving your life.

I never thought about it that way - that is very interesting. That is, real life competition is decreasing by the day. And so much happens in real life that is not communicable over text ("non verbals" etc)

To me, from order of most competition to least:

online - nightgame - daygame

online - takes 0 balls to "slide in the DMs"
nightgame - alcohol and dark lighting
daygame - you're all alone

--

I've said it multiple times in the IG thread and am speaking from a point of having ~20k followers

Instagram will not let you punch above your weight in any serious way.

Learn how to cold approach, and everything else will become a lot easier