# Why was the "pick up artist" movement so popular in the mid 2000s to 2010s? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-pick-up-artist-movement-so-popular-in-the-mid-2000s-to-2010s/966401 **Category:** Cafe Society **Created:** [June 17, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-pick-up-artist-movement-so-popular-in-the-mid-2000s-to-2010s/966401 "2022-06-17T20:52:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 83
### Author: ![sta3535](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535) #### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-pick-up-artist-movement-so-popular-in-the-mid-2000s-to-2010s/966401/83 "2022-06-20T15:02:08Z")
> [@Have you ever heard of these attraction/seduction programs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-these-attraction-seduction-programs/847617): > > Pandora’s Box - Vin Dicarlo Tao Of Badass - Josh Pellicer IMO, the content is interesting, but it takes some time to master and learn the skills that they teach you. Even though I randomly came across these PUA methods while browsing the internet, I never went through with them and was looking for some honest feedback since I’ve never heard of this type of content before I found it. To answer your question, I’m assuming that times have changed and some things lose popularity overtime. However, I was never the type of guy to randomly cold approach women in public at bars, clubs, etc, even though I wanted to, but I wasn’t strong enough to go through with it. Everyone is different when it comes to socializing with others. As of today, I’m still not into cold approaching women, even though I only talk to people whenever I feel like doing so (if I happen to be in a social setting at the time) which is different from cold approaching (IMO) if I happen to be surrounded by people (which would make it easier for me to talk to them in close proximity) instead of walking up to people and starting a conversation with them. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-pick-up-artist-movement-so-popular-in-the-mid-2000s-to-2010s/966401)._