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I guess you’re just perfect then. I mean, by your argument, you should be able to fly a plane without a simulator, cook a five star meal without a cooking class, be a doctor without studying anatomy, etc…
Being a naturally social person, I tend to understand your viewpoint, but not everyone is naturally social. Some people NEED to work at it and look at it as a skill. What’s wrong with that?
And your last bit about not duplicating successful people? WTF,dude? That’s how 99% of successful people get to be successful - no matter what skill they are working on: they examine what successful people do and copy the behavior…
As for “always be yourself”, did your mother give you that advice or something? Most attractive women do not respond to an average guy just being himself. Attraction must be sparked, and to do that you need a plan or something that you do consistently do to accomplish that goal… Isn’t that what a script is? When you are talking to a girl, do you ever tell the same story that you told another girl? How is it wrong to consciously decide which story about your life to share with someone?
Once a guy gets experience and confidence he may no longer need to use any pre-planned stories, but until then, what’s wrong with it? If it helps him talk to women and overcome his approach anxiety it is a good thing. That’s a far cry from a planet going around reading a script to avoid rejection.
The goal is to meet someone and get to know them to see if they are a good fit with you sexually, right? So why wouldn’t you do everything in your power to make that happen as quickly as possible to see if there is a connection? After you have chemistry, THEN you can get to know them and let your guards down. Otherwise you are just wasting your time.
I’m not an asshole (ok maybe I am) and I’m certainly NOT a 24 year old virgin and I say that ANY product that David DeAngelo puts out is worth ten times the price you pay for it. If you want to learn about woman and dating (and success in general) it is a FANTASTIC source of knowledge.
You obviously have no knowledge on the subject, so please don’t give advice about something you know nothing about.