Lol PUA is much worse than that because it's the blind leading the blind, eventually devolving into a WHY ARE WOMEN SO SHALLOW circlejerk about bitches and hoes
I don't fault you for having this opinion, it's certainly the most prevalent depiction in pop culture. However, I would wholeheartedly disagree. Take the best known book about how to pick up women, The Game. It reads as an early manual on how to pick up women, but at the same time it also shows that most of the men were just using women as an escape from their problems. By the end of the book, the author is practically advising the reader to not find meaning in life by how many women you can sleep with. As to your second point, you could not be more wrong. The PUA community is off the opinion that men are more interested when it comes to looks, but women are more interested in a great personality. It's really easy to dehumanize people you disagree with (LOL it's all friendless virgins neckbeards amirite), but it's hard to admit that you can disagree with something that has some truth in it.
Cold approach gets you nowhere. Ask out acquaintances like everyone else
You are most definitely under 21. Or at the very least, you've never been to a bar. Forget about talking to women, how do you think you meet people at bars? You start talking to them because they seem interesting.
Also... "Automatically" know? No, but most learn while they're teenagers.
So what about if the guy was socially awkward as a teenager? Had horrible acne, and no self-confidence? Was stuck working and didn't have time for relationships? Just didn't meet a girl he was genuinely interest in? Hell, I was about 3 years younger than most people in my school growing up, how many relationships do you think I had? Tough shit I suppose. Guess they have to spend the rest of their life alone because no one told them to practice when they were young. I also assume you're a woman. If you're a moderately attractive woman with a nice personality, there is no learning curve. Guys talk to you, if you're interested you date them. Women flirt, but let's be honest, the effort is unnecessary. Men don't get hit on. Sure, women might flirt with us. After learning how to talk to women I was able to notice it a lot more, as well as realize missed opportunities in the past. But out of all those women who I now know were obviously interested in me, do you want to wager a quick guess how many asked me out? Not a single one. It's really easy to get stuck in a vicious cycle. Get told women like nice guys->Misunderstand meaning, turn into doormat->Girl loses interest, because no one wants to date a doormat->"Why do girls only date assholes? I was nice and she went back to her abusive ex. I would never treat a woman like that!!!!"->Continue to act like doormat and get more frustrated and lonely.
So being the "everyone else is fucking but I'm too mature for that" prick doesn't pay off at all
Full disclousre: I am not sober right now, but for the life of me I can't figure out what the fuck this sentence means. I get that you're calling me a prick, but beyond that it's basically Greek to me.