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Most people instinctively respond to hostility with hostility. It is a self-defense instinct. Very few people can overcome that instinct and show sympathy and u
by RoyalHenOil 3y ago
Most people instinctively respond to hostility with hostility. It is a self-defense instinct. Very few people can overcome that instinct and show sympathy and understanding to people without sympathy and understanding, and those who can tend to burn out in short order and retreat to the company of people like themselves.
Women who hate men, and therefore have limited/no positive romantic experiences with men, also receive a lot of hatred all over the internet (I'm not sure why you think they don't, but it is exceedingly common). And so misandry begets further misandry, just as misogyny begets further misogyny.
Unfortunately, there really is no good solution for it: People are not obligated to like people who hate them or who hate people they care about. And people who are not liked experience depression and loneliness, which anger and hatred are common symptom of. It's a serious Catch 22.
- benterix 3y agoYeah, the problem is that suddenly everybody started to equate "involuntary celibates" with "involuntary celibates who hate women" who are a vocal part on the Internet. But there are many, many other groups, such as the ones in Dead Bedrooms subreddit. This superficial generalization doesn't help anyone.
- zozbot234 3y ago"Incels" are not just random people who happen to be involuntarily celibate. It's literally a self-defined hate group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel People in the Dead Bedrooms aren't having sex but by and large they're not "incels".
- zelphirkalt 3y ago> Incel (/ˈɪnsɛl/ IN-sel; a portmanteau of "involuntary celibate"[1]) is a term closely associated with an online subculture of people (mostly white,[2] male, and heterosexual[3]) who define themselves as unable to get a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one. [...] > The subculture is often characterized by [...].
- davidguetta 3y agoYeah but the hostility also comes from the fact these people feel rejected, that nobody cares about it or try to help them, and even makes fun of them. Someone have to break the hostility cycle at some point.