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by WesleyHale 1766 days ago
I think technology made the problem worse. These guys get together and share their anecdotal stories about being rejected by women and it cements their world view. They get black pilled and feel it's out of their control.

It is the opposite of a self-help group. If these guys actually wanted to improve, they'd go to the gym, fix their clothes, be more hygienic, hold themselves accountable and etc. Instead they all share their rejection stories and blame society for their problems. Eventually it comes to a head.
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baby 1766 days ago
Are incels only about this more “redpill” group? Or is it more nuanced and it’s also about peaceful and self improvement groups as well?
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WesleyHale 1766 days ago
Short answer: Nuanced.

Long answer: There are many "pills" for different mindsets, and I don't believe incels subscribe to any specific "pill" in their entirety. I don't have enough first hand experience with incel groups to say which is most prevalent, but I would assume it's a toss up between the red and black pill. These guys fault society and women for their problems instead of attempting to fix it themselves.

Here are the main pills I've seen used online. Some have political connotations attached to them;

White pill - Having hope and optimistic look on the future. You probably won't see this in incel communities.

Black pill - Everything is out of my control, and I have no power over outcomes.

Red pill - This is the most ambiguous of the "pills". It is about recognizing "how the world really is". This is a huge spectrum from "The media lies" to extreme racism. Sometimes it is also used to describe someone joining the Republican party.

Blue pill - Believing main stream media narratives. Often used as a synonym for "ignorant" and "naive." Sometimes used to describe someone joining the Democratic party.

Those are the main pills I've seen used online. There are more, and the ADL[1] has a decent breakdown of others that I won't go over here. Some of these I've never heard of and are NSFW.

NSFW! [1] - https://www.adl.org/blog/the-extremist-medicine-cabinet-a-gu...

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