-"system of mind control <emphasis>even when it doesn’t "
-"work</emphasis>. Pick-up artists simply exploit the fact that "
-"one-in-a-million chances can come through for you if you make a million "
-"attempts, and then they assume that the other 999,999 times, they simply "
-"performed the technique incorrectly and commit themselves to doing better "
-"next time. There’s only one group of people who find pick-up artist lore "
-"reliably convincing: other would-be pick-up artists whose anxiety and "
-"insecurity make them vulnerable to scammers and delusional men who convince "
-"them that if they pay for tutelage and follow instructions, then they will "
-"someday succeed. Pick-up artists assume they fail to entice women because "
-"they are bad at being pick-up artists, not because pick-up artistry is "
-"bullshit. Pick-up artists are bad at selling themselves to women, but "
-"they’re much better at selling themselves to men who pay to learn the "
-"secrets of pick-up artistry."
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-"Department store pioneer John Wanamaker is said to have lamented, “Half the "
-"money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which "
-"half.” The fact that Wanamaker thought that only half of his advertising "
-"spending was wasted is a tribute to the persuasiveness of advertising "
-"executives, who are <emphasis>much</emphasis> better at convincing potential "
-"clients to buy their services than they are at convincing the general public "
-"to buy their clients’ wares."
+"system of mind control <emphasis>even when it doesn’t work</emphasis>. Pick-"
+"up artists simply exploit the fact that one-in-a-million chances can come "
+"through for you if you make a million attempts, and then they assume that "
+"the other 999,999 times, they simply performed the technique incorrectly and "
+"commit themselves to doing better next time. There’s only one group of "
+"people who find pick-up artist lore reliably convincing: other would-be pick-"
+"up artists whose anxiety and insecurity make them vulnerable to scammers and "
+"delusional men who convince them that if they pay for tutelage and follow "
+"instructions, then they will someday succeed. Pick-up artists assume they "
+"fail to entice women because they are bad at being pick-up artists, not "
+"because pick-up artistry is bullshit. Pick-up artists are bad at selling "
+"themselves to women, but they’re much better at selling themselves to men "
+"who pay to learn the secrets of pick-up artistry."