Yeah, that does sound better. My point still stands though.
Well, I totally flubbed that sentence. Rather than gambling, I meant ‘Kino’ which I thought referred to the palm game itself but actually just means light physical touching, according to the in the pickup-artist community. Here’s an excerpt from a newsletter I read:
[talking about strategic use of disinterest]
"Let’s illustrate this with our next move, the
Kino Test:
As Mystery is talking to a girl, he will hold out
his hands, palms up. He continues talking - the
conversational topic itself is unrelated. The
understanding is clear on his face that she is
supposed to comply and put her hands into his.
Does she give him her hands? This is a compliance
test. If she puts her hands into his, then she has
complied. (This will almost always happen, if
delivered right.) Next, as he continues talking
about something unrelated, he squeezes her hands a
little bit. He is testing to see if she squeezes
back.
Mystery then pushes her left hand forward and
pulls her right hand back, and then he pushes her
right hand forward and pulls her left hand back.
He reverses again, back and forth a few times as
he continues talking to her, just testing to see
how eager she is to follow along, or if there is
any resistance in her touch.
Mystery then slowly lowers his hands as he
continues talking. He is testing to see if she
will follow.
Then he gives her hands a dismissive toss, while
their conversation itself continues unabated.
If, at any time during the routine he had detected
resistance from her, he would have immediately
pre-empted her with the dismissive toss of her
hands, thus ending the kino test with a physical
signal of disinterest.
>>> “Wait a sec,” you might ask. “If she resists,
then I toss her hands away. That makes sense. But
you’re saying that if she complies, I also end the
gambit by tossing her hands away? So I am supposed
to show disinterest either way?”
That’s right! You’re supposed to show disinterest
either way! The disinterest is what keeps things
comfortable and fun between the two of you,
allowing you to keep making more and more moves!
Remember, you make a move, and then you push her
away again. Do this over and over again; it should
be a part of the vibe between the two of you. In
fact, this should also be a part of the way you
talk to her. This playful sort of escalation is
what turns a woman on. It helps her to feel
excitement instead of always feeling like you are
pushing her for too much."
I haven’t tried it, but I think it’s interesting enough to try out. It does sound like high-school flirting, but I think thats part of the point. It’s supposed to be playful, light, and innocent. I dunno; I am far from a representative of the PUA community. tdn or JoeSki would be able to answer any questions better than me.