Bradtastics Blog

I’ve decided to share some of my thoughts on “pickup.” I’m writing this sooner than originally intended; it was my intent to “do this” from the very creation of the group (called “Bradtastics” as a last-resort), however, I wanted to have better positioning before “coming out.” Originally, I didn’t want any publicity or net-presence until my book was either finished or published. Things change.

I can’t say for sure that women are in more danger now, but I do know that the so-called “seduction community” is largely misogynistic and is a threat to the safety, well-being and happiness of women, all-over.

A group of men have dedicated themselves to the creation and sale of techniques designed to manipulate and trick women into ignoring their wants by focusing strongly on psychological needs and the semi-primitive physical needs of women.

Part of the strength of these techniques stems from the trivialization of it’s effectiveness through the criticism of the show The Pickup Artist and the book The Game, and it’s being done by the very people whom claim to want to help women. This itself is something to change.

The disturbing thought is that The Pickup Artist show on VH1 revealed the bulk of the “seduction community’s secrets,” thereby nullifying it’s efficacy. Many of these club-going women believe that they can spot the pickup artists and catch their tricks.

Except these men on the Internet have seen the show, too. They consider it their job to recreate techniques and redefine what it is to be a PUA in-order to continue to evade detection. Their goal is to avoid getting caught, and they know that they use manipulation and trickery. And they know that’s why they have to hide their secrets.