The Game

Made me realize that the narrative told by boomer and gen-x parents about how to attract a woman is probably doing young men (and women) more harm than good.

on HN, 2017

Truly interesting story and an interesting view on human dynamics and hacking one of the more important systems (dating).

on HN, 2010

I've gotten more dates and had more success in the past year and a half than I probably had in my life up to that point.

on HN, 2011

This book fundamentally changed the way I understood myself and relationships with other people.

on HN, 2017

it's the book that originally got me fascinated in human interaction.

on HN, 2010

I was painfully shy of girls until grad school, and this book gave me much needed confidence to talk to the opposite gender.

on HN, 2022

as a story of self-destruction and a guide on how not to treat women.

on HN, 2017

The Game redefined attractiveness (for men) as a predominantly behavioral thing - boldness, non neediness, confidence etc. - not a wealth, credentials, or even primarily physical attributes thing

on HN, 2017

it's a powerful book for making people sit up and realize that yes, you can change your life, and yes, you have the tools to do it.

on HN, 2011

it's also a funny look at a very odd world at a point in time that also changed the industry it described massively by making people aware of the tactics and forcing the companies involved to massively reinvent themselves.

on HN, 2022