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I believe it’s worth reading the report and findings. The way I read it, the mental health support does not aim primarily at some magical „healing“ of their sit
by pflenker 2y ago
I believe it’s worth reading the report and findings. The way I read it, the mental health support does not aim primarily at some magical „healing“ of their situation (i.e. turning them into non-Incels somehow). Quoting from the report summary:
> Mental Health: Incels typically display extremely poor mental health, with high incidences of depression and suicidal thoughts (1 in 5 incels contemplated suicide every day for the past two weeks).
- anovikov 2y agoSo it's like "i know guys society has completely fucked you over, but let's at least make sure you won't kill yourselves or anyone". If i were in their shoes i'd tell those "helpers" where to go.
- AstralStorm 2y agoSeems like you share a problem, and it's called misanthropy. Since you're low key saying it is ok if some people die. If these people really have a problem, it better be diagnosed and helped. Same goes if it's a problem with the society. Now, my level of trust in this research is not particularly high, but that's shared with most sociology. So what's your recommendation?
- pflenker 2y agoSo, if they can't change their situation 100%, society should not even make an attempt to improve it to some lower degree? I honestly don't understand how you read the quote I provided and arrive at the conclusion that this is only about suicide or homicide prevention. The quote does not mention homicide at all, and does not talk about suicide, but _suicidal thoughts_ as well as depression. I also think the statement that "society has completely fucked [them] over" doesn't generally hold true, this phenomenon is more complex than a simple black and white view.