Thursday, March 10, 2011

Signaling Theory

This is a guest post contributed by Le Cygne Gris.

Why routines?

Perhaps one of the nastier criticisms hurled at the practitioners and purveyors of Game is that the routines suggested and then put into practice demonstrate its artificiality. Essentially, the argument is that Game can’t be true because it is a conscious, overt application.

While it is true that application of Game is often intentional and overt, it does not follow that the fundamental insights of Game are incorrect. Ultimately, though, Game is nothing more than a specific application of signaling theory.

Signaling theory is a branch of economics that arose in order to explain why people didn’t behave with perfect rationality. What economists quickly discovered, however, is that people were, in fact, behaving quite rationally, but the signals that economists observed were quite removed from their eventual consequences.

The classic example of this phenomenon is that of education: the reason why some students went to college wasn’t simply because they wanted to learn more about the world surrounding them, but rather because they wanted to demonstrate to employers that they were well qualified to be hired for specific jobs.

Now, one could take the principles of signaling theory and apply them to one’s educational choices in an overt and conscious manner. For example, if one wanted to be an astronaut, he would do well to major in astrophysics and participate in sports, since astronauts must be in shape and be quite intelligent. This would signal to potential employers that he was quite serious about becoming an astronaut. It is, then, quite ludicrous to claim that making an obvious and overt application of signaling theory invalidates its existence, principles, or conclusions. In fact, just the opposite is true: deliberate application of signaling theory, when successful, validates its claims.

The same is true for Game. Routines and sets give men a way to field test the validity of the core principles and tenets of Game. If men successfully apply the tenets of Game, then they know that it is correct. (Note that testing Game by attempting a routine requires that one not botch the routine in order for the results to be considered valid. This is a general principle of the scientific method, and certainly applies here.)

But routines offer men more than just a way to validate the claims made by proponents of Game. It also offers men keen insight into the mind of an Alpha, for routines are more than just lines, they also encompass delivery and choreography. In order for a routine to work, a man must, much like an method actor, adopt the mind of that which he wishes to embody.

Routines are therefore useful in enabling a man to become a better man. As a man adopts the mindset of an Alpha, he becomes aware of how an Alpha moves, how he talks, how he interacts with others, what he thinks of others. And as a man does this, he becomes more and more in tune with the workings of the Alpha mind, until one day he is no longer able to distinguish between his Alpha persona and his “normal” persona. In essence, he fakes it until he makes it.

And thus, contra to the claims of haters and heretics, routines do not invalidate Game. On the contrary, they offer men a chance to test the truth for themselves. And in doing so, they allow men to become the men they are destined to be.

8 comments:

Difster said...

All excellent points, none of which I have any quarrel with.

It goes beyond "fake it until you make it." Like the potential astronaut majoring in astrophysics, Game is about getting an education. It's training. It's going to school, learning lessons, taking tests and hopefully one day graduating with a useful skill you can apply in the real world.

Now, some people get educated in certain areas just because they want to and others respond to market signals to decide what they want to do.

The "market" is certainly sending men signals that being an alpha or at least a high beta is a desirable thing for men so why should any man be ashamed of educating themselves to get to that point? They shouldn't.

Obviously not all men are every going to attempt to get to alpha and truly, some are such naturals, they don't need any training, but that's not most of us.

We'll train, we'll get better and hopefully get the desired outcome of our training. Some will wash out and never get it; just like a regular school.

Josh said...

routines are important because it gives you a roadmap so that you don't get lost in a set. You don't have to get locked into if things change, but having something to talk about is better than stumbling for the "right words."
routines also remove the approach anxiety of "what should I say". You don't think, you just do. And by not thinking, you don't let crappy innergame take over and kill you confidence/vibe.

Orville said...

Any worthwhile endeavor has these characteristics of mastering the basics whether an athlete, tradesman or surgeon. All of them go through an apprenticeship. Some become competent tradesmen, and the few become true artists at their profession.

The critics will not accept this obvious argument since they do not value this endeavor as worthwhile. They demean it as nothing more than a pussy chase. I see it as mastering male-female relationships since:

1. I'm married, and suffered for my ignorance for too long, and
2. I'm a manager in a female dominated industry.

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