Good topic and great comments
IMO it is quite a complex topic. It goes back to what the guy wants, what is he looking for in the girl, what are his expectation from relationship, what is his overall personality, what is his mindset and so on. Those are simply variables and many of them can be changed, e.g. Mindset can be changed - which again depends on what the guy wants...
I like MGTOW and Red Pill philosophy mainly because I see it everywhere around, so in that sense I rather agree with Drexel. Today's men are getting screwed by women left and right, she is always perceived as the victim while he is the bad one, it is sickening. And there are a lot of fooled men out there who are actually supporting those "poor" women. But the thing is, I'm also LOOKING FOR these things, that's why I am finding them. If you ask average guy out there about it, chances are that he has no clue what you are even talking about because he is LOOKING FOR totally different things...
For that reason I consider Red Pill more of a radical view. It goes back to the guy's mindset, because we all can perceive women differently, depending on our mindset, for example:
* Red Pill guy can easily say: She's a bitch who craves to be dominated because she is submissive, pump-and-dump or asshole style will do it, and then I'll never see her again. I don't really need any emotional connection, and don't need any love. Except sex, women don't really have much value in his eyes, if at all. He believes it because he is looking for these things, and thus he is finding them. That's his mindset, his personality...
* Lover guy can easily say: Women are such lovable creatures, there is always a great connection and great vibes, there is always this amazing sex because I satisfy her as well. Lover is rather GC style (obviously oversimplified), in comparison to the above GC is giving the girl much higher value. GC is less selfish and treats the girl more equally. This is also mindset, personality, what the guy believes...
* Nice Guy can easily say: Women are amazing, and I will never be able to get that one special girl. If I do she will be love of my life, we will get married, have children and live happily ever after. Again, it is oversimplified but we all know how Nice Guys are thinking, they can't get a girl, they are dreaming about the amazing soulmate, and if they do get her it is mostly due to coincidence. Nice Guys put the girl on a high pedestal, he assigns her much higher value than Lover or Red Pill guy. He is rather a weaker guy. That is also a mindset, most guys out there have this mindset, that's why there is so much frustration, high investment and low rate of return... It's all because (in his head) she sits way high on the pedestal above him...
* Provider guy: Doesn't necessary have to be a Nice Guy, but most Nice Guys ended up being providers. He can easily say that having a family and take care of kids and wife is natural thing to do. He is probably more practical guy, he's got job, his buddies, his family, and he simply - well, provides... It is also a mind set, believe, personality...
Those are of course for obvious reason only broad categories, over-simplified and generalized. Which one is better, or the best? IMO we can't ask that question as all of us are different. I know that many would probably jump on the Lover version as it sounds the best, but again - is that really necessary? I mean, who needs to sleep with hundreds of women, make many of them fall in love with him, have all these great connections, keep seducing and seducing different women, keep improving and improving every single detail? Get a life, it is a waste of time, waste of energy. You don't need to sleep with 500 different women to be happy, not even with 50. You don't have to become the best seducer out there to get great woman. But that's only my opinion, I'm sure that others can easily argue that that's the best - because that's what they want... It's not wrong at all, just different...
So IMO, the best approach is to learn modesty, be moderate - you don't have to be Lover, you don't have to be Red Pill, and you don't have to be Nice a Guy either... Take the best out of these and go with it:
* Know that there are lots of guys out there who are being screwed, emotionally, financially and otherwise. Those are mostly Nice Guys, and they are getting screwed because they are not dominant enough, they don't have any frame, they are too compliant, too soft and weak, they put women on a high pedestal and so on
* Know that there are bitches out there, cold and unstable creatures, entitled Gold diggers who can make you fall in love with them, spent with you couple of years, and then rip you off of every penny while not giving a damn how you end up. Know that you need skills, observation skills to recognize women like that
* Know that there are great women, honest, faithful, loving and willing to settle down for the whole life with you, have family, friends and so on. Know that you can have them (her)
* Know that you don't have to become full blown seducer to get great woman. Know that you don't need to seduce all the girls out there to become good with women. Know that you don't have to become obsessed with self improvement before you get laid...
* Know that seduction is 1000x easier than it seems - sleeping with opposite sex is simply the most natural thing in the entire world, it's been around for billions of years, billions of species "seducing" each other even without the greatest tool we humans have - our language, spoken and unspoken... Know that seduction, attraction, great connection and amazing vibes are already hard wired into your brain, it's already there for millions of years... You don't have to create or learn any of these, they are already there...
* Know that you need some skills, that you need to do something, you have to have some game, you have to show some interest... Sitting home and creating amazing theories about girls is great, but it will never get you laid...
* Know that having strong fundamentals, having solid and rather more dominant frame, being assertive and go after what you want will substantially increase your chances to get any woman...
So again, it all depends on what you want. You can sleep with 500 women if you want to, and if you put an effort into it. You can become a great Lover if that's what you want, and if you put your time into it. You can become a great provider, with solid frame who's got great family with woman who will respect you for the rest of your life - should you put enough effort into it...