I can’t really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by “both” sides of the spectrum. It’s just something I find interesting.
I can’t really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by “both” sides of the spectrum. It’s just something I find interesting.
i didn’t think you were being an ablist either and, since it pertains to me, i wanted to understand why the other person thought you were being an ablist.
incel also pertains to me because i’m convinced that if i were straight, it would perfectly describe me. however the name/title is clearly sourced from some sort of privileged condescension since it’s meant as an insult and i can’t apply to people like me in name only; do you have any links you can share so i can read up on that pipeline?
The name was created by a woman who had no romantic fortune and who had accepted it. After that, though, actors like Steve Bannon realized that men in this population were especially easily manipulable, and so they started pumping out content for them. Instead of it being self-affirming in celibacy or helpful for younger generations navigating courtship, the content was designed to create a feedback loop so that the target group’s behaviors would reinforce their involuntary celibacy unintentionally, driving them further into despair and wallowing and further from solutions to their problems. There is nothing wrong with being unintentionally celibate. However, the “incel community” does not represent the entire involuntarily celibate population. It is used to refer to the community that consumes and distributes that specific type of content.
A good starting place is just to search Bannon and WoW gold farming. If you get lost in the rabbit hole, you can always return to Steve Bannon to get back on the trail again.
googling it only provides slightly more information on bannon’s work history and has zero mention of any attempts to cater to incels; is there something in particular linking incels to that feedback loop?
Strange but it’s been years since I looked. Here’s a few pipeline-related links:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/the-londoner-bannon-targeted-incels-says-wylie-a4273131.html
https://harvardpolitics.com/alt-right-pipeline/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/12/hate-leader-nick-fuentes-is-recruiting-incels/
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/05/660642531/right-wing-hate-groups-are-recruiting-video-gamers
https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-took-over-steam-discord/
Hope that helps.