In this video, I discuss 2005’s Hitch and how it may have inadvertently related to pick-up culture, ultimately subverted it, and by extension criticized the modern-day alpha/redpill communities in the manosphere.

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0:00 Intro
1:11 The Date Doctor
6:44 Deconstructing Hitch
11:46 Modern Pick-Up Artists