There have been some excellent posts in TheRedPill over the past few months getting back to "game". Game can be thought of as influence over others, and the ability to manipulate an interaction to achieve your desired result. Game is applicable not just with sexual interactions, but in all areas of life (such as sales, business, etc.).

I'm not going to sugarcoat it, and talk about "game" being just "making sure both parties win and enjoy the interaction!" No, game is manipulation and you should feel no shame. You are not physically forcing any girl to do anything; she's always making her own choice, so set your morals aside. In a pickup artist mentality, put forth your best tactics, and if she sleeps with you, wonderful, you've achieved your desired result. If not, either she was never going to be interested, or you didn't have the necessary skills. It's your job to discern whether there's a lesson to be learned or not.

The post currently at the top of /r/theredpill about Verbal Judo is an excellent piece on game. The purpose of this post, however, is to showcase a contrast to the value of game and provide some caveates.

If we return to the basic definition of game as manipulating an interaction to achieve your desired result, then we must ask ourselves: how much effort are we willing to put in, to learn game? Books on psychology & persuasion, reading redpill theory, etc., are all useful methods for you to learn game (and don't forget to actually go out there and apply it for all you weak timid readers).

Yet a core tenet of the red pill has always been to improve yourself, and understand that you are the catch. Well actually, that's bullshit. You can be the catch if you put the hard work in.

Such hard work at improvement does indeed have game as a component of it. But it also contains more important foundational work. This is lifting (and cardio if you want) for your body, a proper diet, meditation, wealth, experiences, knowledge, and real power.

Game can be useful, but you must keep in mind that you are optimizing your game for your current level of status in the world. If instead of spending your time on game, you improve yourself by traveling, or growing a small business, or lifting religiously, then you'll notice something odd.

What you will notice is that your past attempts at game were a waste of time. Because when you enter a social situation now, your "burden of game" goes down significantly. You'll realize that it becomes pretty easy to "manipulate an interaction to achieve your desired result". You are essentially coming in at an advantage. You're cheating at the game.

In the past, that "8" might have been right in your league, and you optimized your interaction given that fact. But if you work extraordinarily hard at improving yourself, that 8 is now below your league. Your sample size for which to improve your game goes way up, when girls want to talk to you. You find that the level of effort you must put in to achieve your desired result goes significantly down.

The issue with most people is that game can be learned by anyone with a computer and a local watering hole. Yet to become a truly high-value (e.g. having a large amount of international experience) takes real effort. If you're only 80% improved (stupid metric I know, but bear with me), you might notice no change when you enter a room. But once you break through and hit 85% improved, a plethora of doors open up. It takes a while to reach the threshold in which extreme self-improvement yields enough concrete results to make significant changes in your life, but when it does the effect is exponential.

If you work your ass off lifting and learning about fitness instead of learning about game, when you enter a room, you're already noticed. If you work your ass off to grow a business, forgetting about being a "beta provider", you have unique experiences to share with people. And even if you don't want to discuss your small business with girls (I recommend just focusing on being the guy with some game and a fuckton of muscles; almost never showcase wealth to girls), that experience that you have is going to grow your confidence and power.

This doesn't just apply to women, but also to your coworkers. The halo effect is very real and can actually yield concrete financial gains in your life. Such financial gains in turn can result in more experiences, which becomes a positive feedback loop.

Game is an essential part of one's toolbox. There is no denying that. And it's a tool which can be used in any interaction (not just sexual). But to come in with a better foundation of status (such as lifting; or unique experiences; or a lot of international travel; or a lifestyle afforded to you by wealth; or the confidence and power gained but mastering something), your burden of game decreases significantly.

You decide what to spend your time on, but always bear in mind that time is the only asset which always depreciates, so make the most of it.

-Deep Thrill (anagram of the letters in "The Red Pill")

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