No, it's how I date as a 40 year old SSI socially retarded autist, whose only options are dating apps or meetups. If a woman isn't enamored with me physically, they're not giving me a chance to start with. In these settings, trying the talking and getting to know a woman routine, that gets you thrown in the rest of huge pile that women on dating apps have. Apologies for powerleveling.
Lucas' main problem is that he insists on dating on Nightmare difficulty mode, slipping into cute 18 year olds IG DMs. Even a fit, normal looking, not rich 40 year old will have near zero success rate with these standards. He can't even get to the steps where it matters that he's fat, repulsive, stinky hobo, insane, pedophile, etc... which I debate may be intentional to avoid actual rejection on Lucas' part.
I maintain that if Lucas aggressively asked women around his age in like Suzanne's range of age and appearance, he'd find dates within a week. He's not that bad looking. Of course, they'd all go terribly and every woman would hate him within minutes once they see the real Lucas Colby Werner, so it's all moot.