Incels significantly overestimate how much society blames them for their problems and underestimate the level of sympathy from others, according to recent study
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PsyPost
Incels misperceive societal views, overestimating blame and underestimating sympathy
Incels misjudge societal views, vastly overestimating blame and underestimating sympathy, a new study reveals.
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A growing number of incels ("involuntary celibates") are using their ideology as an excuse for not working or studying - known as NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). These "Blackpilled" incels are generally more nihilistic and reject the Redpill notion of alpha-male masculinity. 💔📉🖤
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Ars Technica
Why incels take the “Blackpill”—and why we should care
A growing number of incels are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training). That should concern us all.
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A new study finds two main routes drive incels to harmful beliefs: one shaped by pain from bullying 😢 and poor mental health 🧠, the other by anger 😠, control, and extreme ideas. Feelings and beliefs mattered more than time spent online.
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SpringerLink
The Dual Pathways Hypothesis of Incel Harm: A Model of Harmful Attitudes and Beliefs Among Involuntary Celibates
Archives of Sexual Behavior - Incels (involuntary celibates) are an online subculture of men who form their identity around a perceived inability to form sexual or romantic relationships. This...
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Science News
Incels capture extraordinary public attention not because they are especially numerous or violent, but because their stories tap into deep-rooted psychological biases that make them unusually memorable and shareable. Read Full Article #psychologybias #…
• 🧠 Incels garner significant public attention not due to their numbers or violence, but because their stories exploit deep psychological biases making them memorable and shareable, according to a review in Evolutionary Psychological Science.
• 📈 This disproportionate attention, despite small communities and limited documented violence, is explained by cultural attraction theory, which suggests ideas spread by aligning with human cognitive features like sex, status, moral outrage, and threat.
• 🗣️ Incels' narratives are "cognitively attractive" due to their focus on sex and status, being "minimally counterintuitive" (ordinary men identifying with sexual failure), activating moral disgust, and leveraging negativity bias and coalitional psychology.
• 💡 Researchers William Costello and Alberto Acerbi argue that understanding these psychological dynamics is crucial to avoid moral panics and ensure policy decisions are based on empirical research, not just cultural virality.
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• 📈 This disproportionate attention, despite small communities and limited documented violence, is explained by cultural attraction theory, which suggests ideas spread by aligning with human cognitive features like sex, status, moral outrage, and threat.
• 🗣️ Incels' narratives are "cognitively attractive" due to their focus on sex and status, being "minimally counterintuitive" (ordinary men identifying with sexual failure), activating moral disgust, and leveraging negativity bias and coalitional psychology.
• 💡 Researchers William Costello and Alberto Acerbi argue that understanding these psychological dynamics is crucial to avoid moral panics and ensure policy decisions are based on empirical research, not just cultural virality.
#Incels #Psychology #MediaStudies
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