The Sexist Pseudoscience of Pick-Up Artists: The Dangers of “Alpha Male” Thinking

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13. As Dave Futrelle noted, most of these guys are perfectly average-looking - hardly "repulsive"

in appearance, contrary to what they seem to believe. My guess is that, most likely, they were bullied from an early age and their self-esteem never recovered. And the saddest part is that their every action reinforces this, and since they lack sufficient self-awareness they lash out at others, whether it be more "successful" men or, worse, the entire female gender - whom they tend to view as a shallow, capricious, not-quite-human monolith.

I myself haven't exactly been immune to that self-created hell, but at least I recognize it for what it is.