Like many people, I was never the absolute life of the party. After all, by definition not everyone can be. With that said, the current social dynamics of our culture is inherently unstable; dating and relationship forming is at an all-time low, which bodes poorly for our long-term population. While this topic is usually uninteresting because it’s heavy on blame and light on solutions, I’d like to bring an idea to the table. We should start teaching male high school students how to approach and attract women. I expect razor-sharp pitchforks…
Admittedly, this article will be different than others in my education series. In previous works, I’ve been heavy on how the material should be taught, along with what a qualified teacher’s resume would look like. However, this will be different because I’m going to have to overcome some major cultural inertia. Framed another way, my main goal in this article is to discuss the why; the how can be tweaked as we go along, and the by who is a question whose answer is inherently a little more difficult to quantify without any obscenely invasive methods.
The Why
Yes, you read that correctly and yes, I’m serious; high schools should teach dating tactics to male students starting in junior year. This will be a mandatory course for male students, only interchangeable with AP Calculus class or learning a non-Romance language such as Arabic, Russian, or Mandarin. These classes are deliberately chosen; their difficulty will discourage male students from weaseling out via changing to a different elective. The truly committed weasels will learn an impressive skill that tangibly helps America. Win-win…
I can hear the klopping of Gucci heels that are supporting far-too-much compressive weight drawing closer. “Dan!” Karen yelps “This is wildly inappropriate and has no place in schools. These are minors, for Pete’s sake!” Funny that our liberal frenemy Karen says that; she’s usually the demographic that would endorse the teaching of sex education in our nation’s classrooms. So, let me get this straight; you’re okay with teaching the students about STD’s and contraceptive use, but not about how to seal-the-deal in the first place? If you’re furrowing your brow at Karen’s batshit dumb logic, then you’re not alone…
Besides, our nation’s Karens are the ones who often lament the existence of manosphere content. One potential solution to reduce the allure of this type of content is to better equip our young men to not be in a position of absolute desperation to where they seek out Myron Gaines in the first place. My personal feelings about the manosphere aside, the idea of better arming the youth and informing them about the real world is far more preferable to have BigTech censor ideas we dislike. Society has done the latter for the better part of the last fifteen years. Guess what? It hasn’t fucking worked. Now let’s try the former…
The class may-or-may-not have immediately visible effects, though it’s success would be measured in decades, not semesters. Experts are finally waking up to concepts such as the male loneliness epidemic and the collapsing birth rate; topics that were taboo to discuss pre-pandemic. Now that the problem has been identified, and root causes assigned, we can finally get to work implementing a solution. And frankly, I don’t really give a shit if it’s labeled as toxic masculinity or not. Feel free to cry about toxic masculinity when the Social Security that you’re foolishly depending on gets cut because there aren’t enough young employees to fund Drunk Uncle Sam’s Mandatory Ponzi Scheme.
And here’s the thing, even liberals are starting to pay lip service to this problem, even if their motivations are dubious. Although, positive bipartisan attention is still inherently valuable, so I’ll take it regardless. Gavin Newsom aka Guy-Who-Wont-Be-President has explored this topic on his podcast a few times. He’s been openly critical of Zoomer men who’ve never asked a woman on a date. He could use this opportunity to lead the way via being the first state in the nation to put this class into the curriculum. After all, he loves to boast about how supposedly-pioneering California is in many metrics. This would be his opportunity to spearhead a change that he’s been grandstanding on. But we all know Gavin’s track record on that…
There are other benefits outside of obtaining a partner that this skillset is useful for. Being able to take a face-to-face rejection without losing form is a necessary skill for aspiring entrepreneurs. Ditto for being able to work a room; ask anyone who’s ever gone to a networking event, closed a sale, or has had to give a speech and they’ll admit that overcoming the mild nerves is a must. Being bold has its rewards, and I’m willing to sacrifice re-interpreting Shakespeare in order to do it.
The How
This class would get male students over things such as approach anxiety when initiating conversation with women. It would also go over basic hygiene and wardrobe design through the lens of being presentable. “Dan, that’s just called common sense!” Karen shrieks as she throws her $7 Starbucks milkshake coffee at me. Well, honey, it isn’t being taught in schools, and sure as fuck isn’t being taught at home either. And Option C is to have the internet teach the students this material, which is our current state; you know, what Karen’s love to gripe about. So, we can either get Dad’s back into the home or put day-gaming onto the syllabus. One of those options is far more within the immediate control of the voting-age population than the other.
Teaching methods can vary, but the absolute worst thing that this can turn into is Death-By-PowerPoint; the course must be heavy with actual practice. The course would also have a tie-in with gym class. After all, being fit enough to attract a mate is inherently useful to not only the individual but to society at large. And I’ve mentioned it before but it bears repeating; men owe society being physically fit.
This class will also include the reality of rejection. The best pickup-artists in the world still only have about a 1-in-5 success rate with women in terms of approaching her and walking away with her contact info. The typical man’s rate will be noticeably lower at first. The class will need to go over handling rejection without getting irrationally angry, discouraged from trying again on the next prospect, or pathetically whimpering for acceptance.
Students will also need to learn how to handle disagreements and conflicts within a relationship. Covering what not to say will need to be included (i.e when has telling an enraged female to calm down ever worked?). Ditto for how to not respond; fist-shaped holes in drywall do not play out well in divorce court. Teaching young men these concepts prior to turning 18 could potentially save them thousands in child support and attorney’s fees later on in life.
Charisma will need to be part of the curriculum as well. We need to get it out of our heads as a society that this is just an immutable quality. There’s a reason that practicing in the mirror is such a common drill. Vocal delivery is part of the equation as well; cut out the filler words for maximum effect. And there’s a non-sexual benefit of honing this skill as well, whether you’re an Eastern European entrepreneur or running for President.
The Haters
We’ve already talked about how the Karen’s of the world won’t like the idea, but they’re never happy. Thus, spending time and intellectual/political capital on them is a complete waste. But that isn’t to say that this idea won’t have any detractors either. Fortunately, there’s a silver lining with all of the vocal haters; they’ll inherently be outing themselves as opposing self-improvement. Crab mentality at its finest…
Expect Christian’s to oppose this effort in full-force. They’ll inevitably point to their holy book as they discuss Commandments and Deadly Sins. However, it is important to keep in mind that a majority of the so-called Deadly Sins are not written with your best interests at heart. Does the term crab-motherfucker appear in the Book of Genesis?
Online forums will utterly hate this idea as well, for the most part. Echo chambers such as most subreddits will sound off about toxic masculinity once more, though this isn’t anything to actually worry about. Why? Simple; what will they earnestly do about it? It’s not like they’ll advocate for a reduction of the school district’s funding; that’ll play right into the hands of the school-choicers that they so vehemently oppose! But the real forum-monsters to look out for are the black-pillers on 4chan. You know, MGTOW and other affiliated groups who dislike when their members actively change their lives for the better. Nothing but crabs in a bucket…
There are some commercial interests that would oppose this, and they are the true danger here. Expect those who earn their livings from selling image consultancy, pickup-artistry, courses, books, and other such materials to initially push back. Ditto for divorce attorneys, strip club owners, and pimps. This is because these groups stand to lose a substantial part of their customer base if millions of young men suddenly become a bunch of 007’s. Hell they might even pool their money together and start lobbying Congress to kill this initiative. Besides sunlight being the best disinfectant (when applied by a savvy-yet-vicious PR firm), a solution could be to incorporate the input of many of the aforementioned male dating coaches and image consultants into the curriculum design. Seeking one’s input often lowers their guard; we all like to be consulted as experts. After all, flattery can get you anywhere!
Let’s reject a clearly-failing status quo and try something else, for fucks sake…
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