On: Why Being Smart Won't Get You Laid

[erlanger]

Um...here's hoping that an insightful comment on the topic of geeks getting laid doesn't necessarily imply that I don't. Hope you got your giggles though.

[dasil003 → erlanger]

Of course I can't speak to you personally, but I've definitely seen cases of exactly what I described. It wasn't a joke.

[erlanger → dasil003]

Notice I said "quite a bit," not "when appropriate."

[Nwallins → erlanger]

Wow, that took me a while to unwind. It wasn't immediately clear to me what "I can't, and don't want to, figure out the last part" referred to.

You were expressing apprehension at exploring why those particular attributes confer a high success rate.

i.e. Why might bad behavior be rewarded?

[erlanger → Nwallins]

Exactly. I can get action, as can most single people. But if I wanted to get laid all the time, I'd lie to women, entice drunk ones, etc. Not far off from what most "pickup manuals" encourage.

[sho → erlanger]

Sounds like a case of "I could if I wanted to" to me.