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The Moral Case for Ethical Seduction & Why It’s Necessary for Connection | (#056) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.
There are two strategies most men deploy when they’re dating, but insecure. Either they try the “Nice Guy” approach or its opposite, the pickup artist approach.
But even though these strategies are polar opposites, they suffer the same moral flaw of concealment. Whenever you put on a mask over yourself, you sever the possibility of authentic connection.
The solution?