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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is deliberately conflating two definitions of the word "pickup" to try and discredit one of them.
+This comic is deliberately conflating two definitions of the word "pickup" to try and discredit one of them. A {{w|pickup artist}} is a person who considers himself skilled at "picking up" (seducing) women (theoretically a pickup artist could try to seduce men but this is far less common), through various psychological tactics and tricks. They are commonly looked down upon for incredibly jerkish behavior. Meanwhile the term "{{w|Pick-up game|pickup}}" in "pickup basketball" means informal and spontaneous. In pickup basketball the players are not part of an organized league or team but rather are just people who are available to play at that time and location.
-A {{w|pickup artist}} is a person who considers himself skilled at "picking up" (seducing) women (theoretically a pickup artist could try to seduce men but this is far less common), through various psychological tactics and tricks. They are commonly looked down upon for incredibly jerkish behavior. Meanwhile the term "{{w|Pick-up game|pickup}}" in "pickup basketball" means informal and spontaneous. In pickup basketball the players are not part of an organized league or team but rather are just people who are available to play at that time and location.
+[[Beret Guy]] thinks (or wants to think) that what pickup artists really do is gather spontaneously to practice {{w|art|artistry}}, like the {{w|visual arts}}. This makes the world seem a happier place, especially considering his own disposition for (eccentric) art, and generally ability to always see the best in every situation. [[Randall]] does not believe that pick-up artists have healthy attitudes towards women and has elaborated on this previously in [[1027: Pickup Artist]] (also featuring [[Hairy]]) and in [[800: Beautiful Dream]].
 The title text also shows Beret Guy's belief that the "{{w|friend zone}}" is a physical place. The term "friend zone" refers to a state in which one party (almost always male) desires a romantic or sexual relationship with someone (almost always female) who only thinks of them as a friend, with the notion that being classified as a friend is blocking them from being considered as a romantic partner. The use of this term has become quite controversial, however, because it implies that the man considers himself entitled to a romantic relationship in which the woman has no interest. References to being in "the friend zone" is almost universally stated as a complaint, and the other party's desires is treated as an obstacle to be overcome, often through manipulation and deception. Randall previously expressed criticism towards trying to just slip into a romantic relationship from the friend zone in [[513: Friends]].
 Beret Guy however believes (or chooses to believe) that the term refers to a physical place that's either full of friends, or a place where people go to make friends.  In either case, he thinks such a 'zone' sounds fun.
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 :The world seems like a happier place if you think "pickup artist" is like "pickup basketball player".
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 [[Randall]] does not believe that pick-up artists have healthy attitudes towards women and has elaborated on this previously in [[1027: Pickup Artist]] (also featuring [[Hairy]]) and in [[800: Beautiful Dream]].
-The title text also shows Beret Guy's belief that the "{{w|friend zone}}" is a physical place. The term "friend zone" refers to to a state in which one party (almost always male) desires a romantic or sexual relationship with someone (almost always female) who only thinks of them as a friend, with the notion that being classified as a friend is blocking them from being considered as a romantic partner. The use of this term has become quite controversial, however, because it implies that the man considers himself entitled to a romantic relationship in which the woman has no interest. References to being in "the friend zone" is almost universally stated as a complaint, and the other party's desires is treated as an obstacle to be overcome, often through manipulation and deception. Randall previously expressed criticism towards trying to just slip into a romantic relationship from the friend zone in [[513: Friends]].
+The title text also shows Beret Guy's belief that the "{{w|friend zone}}" is a physical place. The term "friend zone" refers to a state in which one party (almost always male) desires a romantic or sexual relationship with someone (almost always female) who only thinks of them as a friend, with the notion that being classified as a friend is blocking them from being considered as a romantic partner. The use of this term has become quite controversial, however, because it implies that the man considers himself entitled to a romantic relationship in which the woman has no interest. References to being in "the friend zone" is almost universally stated as a complaint, and the other party's desires is treated as an obstacle to be overcome, often through manipulation and deception. Randall previously expressed criticism towards trying to just slip into a romantic relationship from the friend zone in [[513: Friends]].
 Beret Guy however believes (or chooses to believe) that the term refers to a physical place that's either full of friends, or a place where people go to make friends.  In either case, he thinks such a 'zone' sounds fun.

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 [[Randall]] does not believe that pick-up artists have healthy attitudes towards women and has elaborated on this previously in [[1027: Pickup Artist]] (also featuring [[Hairy]]) and in [[800: Beautiful Dream]].
-The title text also shows Beret Guy's belief that the "{{w|friend zone}}" is a physical place. The "friend zone" refers to the state of a relationship in which one party has romantic interests, but the other person only wants to be friends. Once the friend zone is established, it is said to be difficult to try to move beyond that point into a romantic relationship. Beret Guy however believes (perhaps intentionally, like with pickup artist) that a physical place filled with his friends should be a fun place to visit. Randall previously expressed criticism towards trying to just slip into a romantic relationship from the friend zone in [[513: Friends]].
+The title text also shows Beret Guy's belief that the "{{w|friend zone}}" is a physical place. The term "friend zone" refers to to a state in which one party (almost always male) desires a romantic or sexual relationship with someone (almost always female) who only thinks of them as a friend, with the notion that being classified as a friend is blocking them from being considered as a romantic partner. The use of this term has become quite controversial, however, because it implies that the man considers himself entitled to a romantic relationship in which the woman has no interest. References to being in "the friend zone" is almost universally stated as a complaint, and the other party's desires is treated as an obstacle to be overcome, often through manipulation and deception. Randall previously expressed criticism towards trying to just slip into a romantic relationship from the friend zone in [[513: Friends]].
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