Do Men Even Like Women Anymore?

I have a tiny bit of fondness for the pickup artists of the past. Guys like Neil Strauss and Mystery were not perfect, by any means — I’m not even saying they weren’t misogynistic — but they did like women. They liked women enough to seek to understand them, even if only to get to sleep with them. They liked women enough to write books, create TV shows and teach other men who liked women how to get a chance to do the same. Pickup artists of that era had desire, and they weren’t afraid of it. Desire was not a waste of time, or a hurdle to be overcome. Desire was part of how they perceived themselves as men, so long as they knew how to use it.