I actually agree with this research finding, from my own anecdotal evidence.
I admittedly used to be an incel beating my meat 2-3x daily. I'll never front on here acting like I was a player ass nikka. Fam, I lost my virginity in 2020 at age 21. I was frustrated & started delving into red pill content. Then I said "I'm angry at women for not giving me any play, but I'm too fukking scared to even talk to girls in publicyou stupid ass nikka, how do you even expect to get p*ssy"
So I started talking to girlsat the grocery store, out hiking, at the bar, at the airport, on a bus, etc. I actually started getting numbers. I wasn't batting 1.000, actually for every 10 girls I approach, I probably get 3 numbers. These not ugly hoes like Papa Pimp either, I only approach girls I actually think are cute.
Walk up to a girl, ask her her name, introduce yourself, call her fine/compliment something about her, then ask for the number. That's the entire play. Make sure she noticed me/is aware of my presence, women don't like being crept up on & will get scared. I'm not handsome, I have a lazy eye & black as hell like Biggie & some acne. The only thing I got going is that I'm kinda tall, 5'11 barefoot and 6'0/6'1 with shoes on. I just learned how to make girls smile with my conversation & I'm in there. It also helps that I'm a black man, we got a natural swagger that other races don't got. A pasty white boy or a Asian anime nikka can't spit game like we can, they'd probably frighten the hoes away.
Get it in brehs.

When you out in the field you realize nothing has changed
Same shyt that applied 10 years ago applies today
Approaches
Conversation skills
Good appearance
Not being creepy
Etc
90 percent of the women don’t care about the follower count