# Not good looking: Instant Shine, Ammo and inner game over looks

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**Category:** Really Awesome Social Awareness Training\
**Created:** [April 15, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/not-good-looking-instant-shine-ammo-and-inner-game-over-looks/23637 "2007-04-15T12:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gone\_with\_the\_Wind](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/gone_with_the_wind/32/2227_2.png) [@Gone\_with\_the\_Wind](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Gone_with_the_Wind)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/not-good-looking-instant-shine-ammo-and-inner-game-over-looks/23637/42 "2007-04-18T15:33:04Z")

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> [@Can pheromones make up for not being good looking?](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/can-pheromones-make-up-for-not-being-good-looking/3141/38):
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> …If a nice guy can learn to convince women that he is an arrogant dipshit to the point where they want to change him then making the conversion to being a nice boyfriend is not much of a stretch at all. This tactic can lead to many fruitful and meaningful relationships with women …

This may be true, but if so, each of us should ask himself to what length he is willing to degrade his character in order to get laid.

The famous physicist Richard Feynman addressed this in his autobiography “Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman.” When Feynman was a young nerd an older guy explained this theory of treating women like dirt. Feynman tried it out and found that it worked as advertised. Then after a bit of reflection Feynman decided he didn’t want to be like that, even if it was a successful strategy with some women.

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