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I could see where struggling with loneliness and entitlement and horniness would inexorably expose mental illness - the healthy ones deal with it, the unhealthy

I could see where struggling with loneliness and entitlement and horniness would inexorably expose mental illness - the healthy ones deal with it, the unhealthy ones… geatures vaguely at the unhealthy ones In the same way that weed can set off hitherto unknown mental health issues, without it meaning weed is the problem - inceldom attracts and retains people who are willing to swallow the toxic side of the group, because that side inescapably taints everything related to the issue. In other words, plenty of people wish they were getting laid right now… but only a few particular people blame that on women writ large. I suppose, you could also just call sexism a mental illness, but I don’t think anybody wants to face that harsh reality yet.

AstralStorm 2y ago
Or the causation arrow could be the opposite, repeated rejection or lack of relationships ultimately causing issues too, including mental health ones. I've seen papers on both sides. Unfortunately we don't know which hypothesis is correct just yet. Previously, rejection sensitivity was not a problem due to institution of arranged marriages. Nowadays, you do not even have proper meeting places for shyer or more introverted people, or even properly practice social relationships at times. We'd need an anthropologist to check the structure of parties over time and cultures against rates of remaining single...