The pioneers of pick-up like Mystery and Strauss based their techniques on copying behavior that men who were successful with women were displaying.

For men, it doesn't matter that there isn't a real woman getting naked in front of them, porn still causes a physiological reaction. For women, it doesn't matter that the man in front of them isn't actually confident and is just playing the part, it still causes a physiological reaction.

For the last couple of years, game has shifted from being outright just faking it, to more self development oriented to actually become attractive deep down. All the workouts, business and everything else in the world however won't make you love yourself. There's many broke tattoo artists who own who they are in life and by extension are way hotter than some big shot business magnate who flexes his wealth around.

I've tried faking it and I had success with women, but I've been using that as a means to obtain confidence, not the other way around.

How do you get there though? How can someone who's a scared little boy deep inside actually own his position in life? And if you answer self improvement, objectively speaking I've got a really good life going on. And that does help a little bit, but I just can't give myself credit for my successes. It doesn't matter what I do externally, I'm still a piece of shit deep inside. I just want to be happy at last.