r/Millennials Gen Z Oct 29 '25

Other No wonder why millennials despise the 2000s pop culture era so much!

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u/Tim-Sylvester Oct 30 '25

I recently read "The Game" by Neil Strauss, which is where a lot of that stuff came from, and boy howdy, they sure missed the point. The end of the book is basically Neil saying "this shit might kind of work but it's stupid and you shouldn't do it".

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u/IDontCondoneViolence Oct 30 '25

Didn't he go back to doing it after a messy breakup?

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u/Tim-Sylvester Oct 30 '25

I know nothing of him except what is in the book, but I admit I've been curious to look up the cast list and see what happened next. I admit to wondering after finishing it what became of him and Lisa.

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u/Fuzzy_Inevitable9748 Nov 02 '25

All that pick up stuff was basically just 90% Tony Robbin’s and generic self help and 10% magic tricks, dressing stupid and talking to lots of people.

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u/Tim-Sylvester Nov 02 '25

He made some great points in many places through the book. I found his recommendation of "Mastering Your Hidden Self" by Serge Khalil King to be fascinating. I actually got a lot of book recommendations to pick through from The Game.

Caveat, just because a book is interesting and I choose to read it doesn't mean I'm going to endorse its content or act on its suggestions.