Disclaimer: I'm 19 and have minimal sexual experience. My opinions are worthless, and this is an earnest question.

I would say that I'm a greater beta: tall but not tall, can play sports but I'm not athletic, stuff like that. To get any actual sexual attention, I'd have to undertake a massive campaign to improve my SMV- work out constantly, tirelessly socialize, shit like that. Basically, a bunch of bullshit I don't really want to do with the only reason I'm doing it to have a greater chance of getting pussy.

But, what is the point of spinning plates? What is the real payoff of fucking girls? Is it to prove to yourself that you can? Does it just happen so naturally once you have a SMV that there's no reason not to?

I think this is a good microcosm of my point: I'm going to my campus gym, and I can either lift weights or play basketball. Lifting weights kind of sucks, and the only reason I'm doing it is to make myself more attractive to the vapid whores I despise (the hormonal, etc benefits of weightlifting aren't germane to this thought). Meanwhile, basketball is drastically more fun. I'm still improving myself physically, but improving a desired skill while enjoying myself and connecting socially with the guys I'm playing with.

Obviously, the right answer is to do both, since it's not a binary choice, but this dichotomy is just an individual choice in a life full of them. What value do women provide to push weightlifting (or some equivalent choice) above basketball (or some equivalent)?

Basically, what benefit do normal women provide over prostitutes? Why should I bother putting in work to attract them? I'm not going to have kids ANY time soon, and that's the only reason I can personally think of dealing with 'civilian' women.

On a personal level, I'm doing engineering at a top school. I should be making great money once I get out of here and if I choose to engage in prostitutes (rather than just conserve my sexual energy), it will likely be a negligible price to keep me sexually satisfied, and with none of the time costs or emasculation risks (I don't see myself being able to be aloof enough not to be hurt by a girl choosing someone over me, I'm very type A and any feeling of inferiority destroys me). Shit, if I need to, I could pay her to cuddle with me while I tell her how much I love her if I want to live a BP fantasy. Who the hell cares.

tl;dr what do normal women provide over prostitutes, and why should one bother.