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I think you're overthinking Russ' intentions with the venmo dollar, but that was very informative and interesting.If he's consistent with misusing the law in the way he's demonstrated, he probably wants the judge to compel specific performance- basically, making one party do something instead of a monetary award. Generally, it's only done if there is no practical substitution for the original goods or services.
Take this fictional example:
Let's say I want my kitchen tiled, so I hire Giuseppe. He's the best tile installer in the region, and he is the sole supplier of a certain tile from Italy I want. He wants to be paid half upfront, and I like his work, so I oblige.
His work is good, but it's taking forever. His helper called in sick, the tiles got held up in customs, excuse after excuse. By now, I'm frustrated- this job was supposed to take 3 weeks and it's taken 8. Giuseppe says he can't finish the job, which has nothing to do, he swears, with a new luxury subdivision nearing completion, so he offers me a partial refund.
However, I don't want my money back- my kitchen is half finished, and I can't even finish it with the tiles I want because Giuseppe is the only local supplier. I lawyer up and take him to court, and sue for specific performance- I want him to finish the job as agreed upon. The judge presiding over the matter of Dangerhair v. Giuseppe agrees that there is no practical substitution for his work, and just getting my money back would leave me less than whole- no kitchen and not the kitchen I want after, so he orders Giuseppe to finish the work within x days.
Basically, Russ thinks that a judge would force the girl to go on a date with him if she accepts the Venmo dollar instead of making her give it back.
Russ cannot grasp jurisdiction, so it's seriously doubtful he can understand anything even slightly more complex than jurisdiction. IMO, I think he thinks the dollar makes it look like he has disposable income he can throw at women. I really don't think he's thought any further than "female=likes shopping, likes shopping=needs money, needs money-> send her a dollar to prove I have some money -> sex". He's like a dog chasing a car; he has no idea what he'd do with it if he ever got what he wanted. Whoever said a single dollar makes Russ feel like a baller was spot on (again, IMO). And we all know Russ doesn't need a basis to sue upon. He tried to sue Farrah Abrham for liking his tweet, then never acknowledging him again other than hiring a lawyer to defend herself.