"The only guys who like your pictures are the ones you don't want to like your pictures"

I was listening to and nominally participating in an inane female conversation about social media, and two women were talking about Instagram and the unwritten "rules" about posting to Instagram. At one point I just interjected and said, "The only guys who like your pictures are the ones you don't want to like your pictures."

They agreed that I "got it." One asked me if I have Instagram, and I truthfully said that I have an account but don't use it. For some reason a lot of chicks like to tell me about the pictures of whatever thing they did and will then sign me up to follow them on Instagram. Fine with me, but I don't interact or look at it.

I told them that if they want to find higher-quality guys, they should spend less time on social media and more time in the real world. One agreed and one argued that social media was "fun" and "important." There was nothing to argue again because the point is so inane.

For guys, liking a woman's social media posts is just a demonstration of lower value. Women know this yet many guys do it anyway. Women who post pictures of themselves in pretty addresses or bikinis get endless waves of validation and attention, but deep inside the women themselves know that the attention is meaningless.

Online and off, less is often more. I do use some Facebook and WhatsApp, but for me the main purpose is to focus on meeting up. Any woman you can't get on a date might as well be invisible to you.

Social media is deceptive because it can make a guy think he's making progress when in actuality he is either not making progress or is actively moving himself back. Generic likes and "so hot" comments just convey thirst.

I did tell those two girls that my most interesting social media is anonymous and NSFW, which is true and intrigued them, but I refused to give specifics. Holding back is sometimes better than spewing out.

I have a bunch of other stories to write, including one about Bike Girl's first foursome, with a couple who I've known for a while from the sex-club scene. I also have a half-written post about swinging and non-monogamy for RP guys.

This is a continuation of my points in "Men, game, and social media strategies." In my view, guys are well-served by minimal interactions on social media.