The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[jwb]

Originally Posted by elphenor

the internet is a cancer, porn is fine though

so does that mean maybe you do think the internet is contributing to the rise of incels?

[jwb]

You don't think it can possibly hamper certain social skills that might otherwise be useful when trying find a partner irl?

[jwb]

So what would you attribute as the cause of the rise in numbers of people who are incels? Assuming I'm remembering correctly that the numbers are on the rise. I'm gonna start looking for the studies I saw which suggested this.

Cause maybe to you the internet can't lure you away from irl dating but that's not necessarily true of everyone.

[jwb]

Originally Posted by elphenor

I don't think it's a rise, again, I see a congregation

you have a disparate group becoming a terrorist group

OK I will look for the studies cause from what I remember it's a rise in the % of people who are involuntarily celibate not just a rise terrorists or online agitators.

[WWWP]

The common threads among incels are low self-esteem and lack of self awareness. I'd say it's a mental health and unsuccessful socialization issue. The internet contributes to the tribalism, which is where the danger comes from, but it is not the cause of the behaviors.

[Frownland]

*backpedal

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by elphenor

I think the internet is responsible for allowing incels to conjugate in Safe Spaces

I think this site is evidence that incorrect conjugation is not tolerated on the internet.

[jwb]

Originally Posted by WWWP

The common threads among incels are low self-esteem and lack of self awareness. I'd say it's a mental health and unsuccessful socialization issue. The internet contributes to the tribalism, which is where the danger comes from, but it is not the cause of the behaviors.

you don't think the internet can contribute to unsuccessful socialization?

[Lucem Ferre]

Originally Posted by Frownland

*backpedal

You made a fool of me almost as bad as when you did it to JWB!!!

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by jwb

you don't think the internet can contribute to unsuccessful socialization?

I imagine it's led to more soggy biscuit parties than ever happened pre-internet.