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  1. Though I don't expect Britain to do significantly better outside the EU, I do hope they do. The Brexit movement is nationalistic and has had a huge focus on immigration, much like Trump in the U.S. Also, like Trump's supporters, many Brexit supporters don't quite understand the issues of freedom and capitalism. Still, I hold out hope because many of the leaders of Brexit -- particularly the ones inside the establishment -- are not clueless like Trump. So, as far as Britain goes, it seems that the wing of the Conservative party that will take temporary control of government will be a bit more xenophobic but also a bit more for economic freedom. Perhaps wishful thinking, but -- given the result -- I'm hanging my hat on that straw. I hope Scotland does not leave Britain, for their sake, but if they do they will help make the new England (maybe Northern Ireland will go too) tilt further to the Conservative party. The other potential positive of Brexit would be if EU elites introspect about what they have done wrong (just as U.S. elites got us to where we are). But, I have zero hope for that: firstly, they'd have to walk back a lot of theory, and second...they've done what they've done largely as a reflection of the wills of the dumb voters who vote them into power. It's not clear how this will play out in poorer EU countries like Greece, Portugal and Spain. If this motivates a chunk of them to leave, that would be good news. It would be far more chaotic in the short run: firstly, because it will probably come with explicit (but much needed) debt-defaults; second, because they'd have to unwind a single currency into multiple currencies. But, it would break the true bottleneck of Europe.
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  2. P.S. A really good source of information on the economic consequences of all this is The Economist. Biased but objective.
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  3. No, I don't agree with that. You will get a lot more women by being a douchebag and treating them like dirt. Especially the really good looking ones. That doesn't mean you should be a douchebag. It just means you should never think that being nice is a good way to get a woman to like you, more than as a friend. Everyone can be nice. It's easy. Even cows are nice. It doesn't really mean anything, until you put in context of a strong and confident person. First off, be proud of who you are. Learn to not give a shit what others think. As long as you're happy with yourself, that's all that matters. Don't ever lie, cheat, hide or apologize for who you are. Be open and honest - let them take it or leave it. Should you approach every random girl you find attractive? Well, would you want to? Personally, I wouldn't have time for much else than chasing girls I find attractive. However, it's good to have the balls to do it when you really want to approach someone. What to say? See, this is really difficult to teach. You need to find things that are true to who you are. Look around for tips and pick out a few that you like, just outside your comfort zone, and go for it. With time you'll learn to wing it. Personally I just say any stupid thing that comes to mind, try to crash and burn and then somehow make it work. While someone else might get slapped I get them to laugh.
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