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'''Game''' is intentional social signaling of real or manufactured non-physical personal qualities for the purposes of [[courtship]]. | '''Game''' is intentional social signaling of real or manufactured non-physical personal qualities for the purposes of [[courtship]]. | ||
Most lookism theorists and many [[blackpill|blackpillers]] believe | Most lookism theorists and many [[blackpill|blackpillers]] believe romantic success is mostly determined by one's looks, and that improving areas other than your looks in dating is a waste of time. Those who believe game works may only believe it is possible for good looking men. I.e. they believe good looking people are allowed to express themselves more than ugly people, and hence develop a more compelling demeanor. | ||
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Indeed, multiple studies indicate that out of diverse measures of physical and personality traits, including extroversion, gregariousness and intelligence, only physical attractiveness predicts initial romantic interest and strongly so, meaning game is probably largely ineffective in one-on-one dating settings like blind or online dating.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Looks_are_most_important_to_women_in_blind_dating</ref> However, game may be useful in other mating settings as it amounts to criteria important for social status. Someone who is smooth, eloquent and witty will be more popular, i.e will achieve higher [[dominance hierarchy|social status]] and hence get access to reproductive opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref> | Indeed, multiple studies indicate that out of diverse measures of physical and personality traits, including extroversion, gregariousness and intelligence, only physical attractiveness predicts initial romantic interest and strongly so, meaning game is probably largely ineffective in one-on-one dating settings like blind or online dating.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Looks_are_most_important_to_women_in_blind_dating</ref> However, game may be useful in other mating settings as it amounts to criteria important for social status. Someone who is smooth, eloquent and witty will be more popular, i.e will achieve higher [[dominance hierarchy|social status]] and hence get access to reproductive opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref> | ||