Hello and welcome. Today we’re exploring why involuntary celibates, or incels, are embracing the Blackpill ideology—and why it matters.
A new study finds that Blackpilled incels reject self-improvement, believing social success is fixed by looks or genetics.
One user wrote “lie down and rot,” capturing this nihilism.
Researchers AnnaRose Beckett-Herbert and Eran Shor analyzed thousands of incels.is posts and found many identifying as NEET— not in education, employment, or training.
Advice like “go outside and try at least” is often dismissed, with boundary policing labeling them “fakecels.”
Threads also reveal deep mental health struggles, “lookism” discrimination, and growing isolation.
Beckett-Herbert warns that “prevention is easier and more effective” than late-stage de-radicalization, advocating better media literacy and real-world support.
She reminds us, “We can care about the well-being of women and girls and also acknowledge that young men are struggling, too.”
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