Wait a minute - do you REALLY want me to write this thread?
Haven't I smashed enough idols yet?
Ok, if you insist...
There's no doubt that Monica is attractive. The question is whether she's a good ROLE MODEL for women who want to seduce. And the answer is usually NO.
Monica is the mistress of sophisticated elegance with a noir touch. And that's the HARDEST seduction style to pull off. Men don't actually like it that much. It's just that Monica does it so exceptionally well that they like it IN HER CASE.
Even Monica struggles against a serious attack of the cute.
So when women take Monica as a role model they're implicitly saying:
1. I want to seduce in the hardest possible way 2. With a style men don't actually care for that much 3. Even though it's very unlikely that I have what it takes 4. Even though there are other, easier ways
When you stop being distracted by how well Monica pulls this off, you'll notice that each of the points 1-4 above are individually dubious choices, and all four points taken together are pretty much insane.
So as you can see, it's entirely possible for Monica to be very attractive and an excellent seductress, but STILL a bad role model for women.
Meanwhile, the easy money is being left on the table.
In fact, basically every seduction style is easier. Not just bubbly. For instance, what about a little sass and spunk?
Sure, women might be impressed that Monica aged so well. But here's Salma doing sass and spunk at 58.
In short, Monica is so good at her particular high-wire act that it makes other women think they can walk the same tightrope. But very few can - and it's not even the most popular act at the circus.
Stop making your life harder than it needs to be, girls. Learn MUCH EASIER and more effective ways to seduce - right here.
Chokers are a free boost to your sex appeal. So at first they sound like an easy magic trick. But be cautious. Using them indiscriminately can end badly. Please read the notes below, and think before you choke.
Chokers are much harder to style than other necklaces. That's a big reason why they're worn less frequently even though men find them more attractive. When you choose a choker you need to take special care to integrate it with your ensemble and environment.
My posts on chokers are popular because they have a "one weird trick" feel. I fear I'll come to regret this. Chokers can indeed be very attractive, but they're not a spice that goes on everything. You need to be sensitive to...
...the effect on the ensemble and the mood they create.
Chokers tend to support a serious, nighttime feel. When worn with a lot of black, they may unintentionally strengthen a goth effect. Throwing one on in the daytime with black clothes is unlikely to have the impact you want.
In the daytime you should think about, for instance, countersignaling the choker with very informal clothes that aren't black. Or, using choker substitutes like turtlenecks and scarves.
INFERENCE COSTS NOW THE LIKELY MURDER WEAPON FOR THE DEAD INTERNET
It's widely agreed that GPT5 was a disappointment with little quality improvement over GPT4. This suggests LLMs are already approaching an ability ceiling. However, that doesn't mean the gig is up....
The current state of the art is already at a quality level that can produce writing indistinguishable from human. There's still room for improvement due to some quirks like the em-dash issue, but these seem solvable without major advances.
So, if chatbots can now imitate humans effectively, why isn't the internet dead yet? Why haven't we yet seen total domination of bot replies and accounts on social media?
The answer is inference costs. Mass producing replies still isn't free and instantaneous. That will change.
Folks, I'm going to have to boomer you because it's the truth. Lots of the problems forming relationships are caused by digital socialization. If we dropped you all into a school dance on a desert island with no phones and only coconuts and fish to eat, you'd pair up in a month.
Twitter is especially bad due to Darth Algorithm ("feel the hate flowing through you [and post]") promoting divisive rhetoric. But, IG creates problems of its own--it encourages lifestyle chasing to a degree never before seen. Influencer is a four-letter word on any platform.
The cues that attract you to the other sex in a romantic way are mostly NOT PRESENT in the digital world. And, it has all sorts of other disadvantages as well, which I've covered before. For instance, popularity follows a power law. Physical space sets a limit so no power law.