The Dissenter

#660 William Costello: The Psychology of Involuntary Celibates (Incels), and Modern Mating

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Aug 4, 2022
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INSIGHT

Identity Built Around A Bleak Worldview

  • Incels form an identity around perceived inability to form romantic/sexual relationships and often adopt a bleak 'black pill' worldview.
  • The black pill claims attraction is fixed and improvement is impossible, and ~94% of surveyed incels endorsed it.
INSIGHT

Male Reproductive Variance Explains More Male Inceldom

  • Evolutionary patterns create greater male variance in reproductive success, leaving more men without partners historically and today.
  • Women having easier short-term sex options doesn't mean those encounters are low-cost or desired by women.
ADVICE

Use Metacognitive Therapy To Reduce Rumination

  • Address rumination explicitly in therapy using metacognitive approaches focused on 'thinking about thinking.'
  • Targeting rumination can reduce harmful cycles of victimhood and improve wellbeing.
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