But just for the sake of argument:
If a girl is an HB10 to me and she’s only an HB9 to you, which is right?
I had an epiphany just recently about rating systems. We’re not rating the girl’s psychical beauty but her social value. Let me give an example:
Take an HB6 dress her up, make it her birthday, and bring 50 of her friends. Her social value sky rockets and she’s going to act like a HB10. She may look like an HB6 but people will treat her like an HB10, so you better treat her that way too, or you risk being the socially awkward guy.
So how do we raise OUR social status to 10?
Authority and social proof my friends.
Authority
Definition:
- 1. Right to command: the right or power to enforce rules or give orders
2. Holder of power: somebody or something with official power
3. Power given to somebody: power to act on behalf of somebody else, or official permission to do something
4. Source of reliable information: a source of reliable information on a subject
5. Administrative body: an official body that is set up by a government to administer an area of activity (often used in the plural)
6. Justification: a statement that makes somebody believe something is true
7. Quality that is respected: the ability to gain the respect of other people and to influence or control what they do
8. Obvious knowledge and experience: knowledge, skill, or experience worthy of respect
9. Law source of precedent or principle: a law or legal decision that is cited as establishing a precedent or a principle
10. Legitimate power: a form of rule that is seen as legitimate
Social proof
Definition:
- Social proof, also known as informational social influence, is a psychological phenomenon that occurs in ambiguous social situations when people are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior. Making the assumption that surrounding people possess more knowledge about the situation, they will deem the behavior of others as appropriate or better informed.
Let’s take the above HB6 situation and redefine it with our new knowledge of authority and social proof.
Ok so it’ her birthday, she has 50 friends there:
- 1. She has legitimate power: a form of rule that is seen as legitimate.
2. She has justification: a statement that makes somebody believe something is true.
3. She has the right to command: the right or power to enforce rules or give orders
4. and if she’s not usually the Alpha of the group she has Power given to somebody: power to act on behalf of somebody else, or official permission to do something
Then the 50 friends acting congruently; this develops social proof for her. Suddenly she’s the rock star because she’s bouncing back the expectations that others have of her.
Most of the really good PUAs that I’ve met have one thing in common. They can generate social proof through authority. Sometimes its entourage game, sometimes its pawning, sometimes its just forcing the venue to act congruently with your projected personality.
So to be the hot guy, demonstrate your authority to the whole room instead of just the set and you will be rewarded with social proof, sets will fly open (and sometimes open you) and you’ll be a HG10.
-Rockstar
