It can go both ways. I've read The Game and I've read Mystery's Method (both versions long and short) and I tell ya it's up to the person to take what they will.
Someone can either look at the elements of social engineering and manipulate an outcome or take the precepts of the game and better their lives.
I personally don't yearn for sex (read Extramask's de-virgining in the book) and that's how I've felt. The person I do connect with is Juggler as he is genuinely looking for a connection with a person.
Not a quick lay but a person. I genuinely search for a connection with someone on a human to human basis. Sharing one life experience to another.
The community gives the tools and processes to allow an outcome. Some people see lemons and some people will see lemonade short of a few steps.